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The Linux kernel maintains a global variable called jiffies, which represents the number of timer ticks since the machine started. This variable is initialized to zero and increments each timer interrupt.
The jiffies global and associated functions are provided in ./linux/include/linux/jiffies.h.

asmlinkage long sys_getjiffies( void )
{

return (long)get_jiffies_64();
}
do you know your jiffer ?
jiffer by ackit June 1, 2010
Words you can keep
Anyone not from the Bay Area of California
I was getting hyphy in Seatlle and those jiffers had no idea what i was doing.
Jiffer by Mattw0709 January 24, 2007
Quiet at first glance, but one hell of a... a... um I am not really sure what but she is one hell of one!
Jiffer by Jade ;) October 7, 2003
I racial term, but not a racist term, that discribes the stupid acts done by a Indian(Not a Native American).
Patel! Stop being a jiffer and do some inteligent thing once in awhile.
Jiffer by Hamley September 24, 2005
A person who eats Jiff peanut butter, or just peanut butter in general.
"Is that a pb&J? Ew, you are such a jiffer."

Poffing a jiffer 

to blaze a jay
to spark a joint
to light a spliff
to incinerate a fatty
You got a jiffer! Well poff that bitch then!
Poffing a jiffer by aargh March 29, 2003

Jefferson Wingy

The man, the myth, the Cleveland Metropolitan Area Legend. Major supporter of all things cannabis and proponent and supporter of Chief Wahoo.
Man, Jefferson Wingy knows everything there is to know about smoking trees and Bob Feller.
Jefferson Wingy by FartingBeer April 8, 2021
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Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
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