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half a mo
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synonyms: in a trice, in a jigtime, in a stound ???
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Definition:half a moment---(colloquial) A brief time; a jiffy.text from Wiktionary, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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"Half a mo, cocky. [...] Sorry to intrude, chum," said Chippendale with a courteous wink, "but the boss would like a word with you."
P. G. Wodehouse. The Girl in Blue, pp.119-20 (1971)
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Ascot. Gold cup. Wait, Bantam Lyons muttered. Half a mo. Maximum the second.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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