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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: instant, mo, sec, tick, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To deceive, swindle, trick
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, jiff, lead astray, overreach, put on, spoof, sham, trick
Antonyms: none provided
History
Clipping of jiffy.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
