en un decir Jesús
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "in [the time it takes] to say Jesús". (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) in a jiffy, in no time at all
Further reading
[edit]- “en un decir Jesús, o en un Jesús”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10