Jeffy (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Jeffy

It will be done in a jeffy; it will be done in a short space of time, in an instant.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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