Jif"fy (?), n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also giffy.] A
moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. [Colloq.] J. & H.
Smith.
Jig (?), n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue
dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. gge fiddle, G. geige. Cf.
Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirligig.]