Jiffy
In a jiffy. In a minute; in a brace of shakes; before you can
say “Jack Robinson.” (French, vif, vife.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Jiffy from Fact Monster:
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