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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jiffy

In a jiffy. In a minute; in a brace of shakes; before you can say “Jack Robinson.” (French, vif, vife.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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