"jiff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɪf/ Audio: En-au-jiff.ogg Forms: jiffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Clipping of jiffy. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|jiffy}} Clipping of jiffy Head templates: {{en-noun}} jiff (plural jiffs)
  1. (informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time. Tags: informal Synonyms: instant, mo, sec, tick, moment Translations (a moment; a short time): миг (mig) [masculine] (Bulgarian), момент (moment) [masculine] (Bulgarian), okamžik [masculine] (Czech), chvilka [feminine] (Czech), vteřinka [feminine] (Czech), миг (mig) [masculine] (Russian), мгнове́ние (mgnovénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-jiff-en-noun-LOg8-WRH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jif
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /d͡ʒɪf/ Audio: En-au-jiff.ogg Forms: jiffs [present, singular, third-person], jiffing [participle, present], jiffed [participle, past], jiffed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪf Head templates: {{en-verb}} jiff (third-person singular simple present jiffs, present participle jiffing, simple past and past participle jiffed)
  1. (slang) to deceive, swindle, trick Tags: slang Synonyms: deceive
    Sense id: en-jiff-en-verb-lzc74zPb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jif
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Somali]

Head templates: {{head|so|verb}} jiff
  1. to lie (on bed, etc)
    Sense id: en-jiff-so-verb-CGVXXC-x Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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