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jiffy-bag en · NOUN

Etymology

A genericized form of Jiffy bag.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Jiffy bag.
    alt of Jiffy bag
    • At the lodge he cleared his pigeon-hole. The largest object there was a jiffy-bag stuck with a hand-made label saying 'Toast by Post'. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 39:

Forms

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jiffy-bags Number=Plur lexicographic