jiffy
意味
- 《話》ちょっとの間,瞬間(moment)
例文
I'll mail you the report in a jiffy, so you won't have to wait long.
すぐに報告書を郵送いたしますので、まもなく届くはずですよ。
I'll be ready in a jiffy.
もうちょっとで準備できる。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Origin unknown; said to have been thieves’ cant for “lightning”. Also formerly written "giffy", to which a connection with gliff has been proposed. As a kind of envelope, a genericization of Jiffy bag.