jivey

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

jive +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

jivey (comparative jivier, superlative jiviest)

  1. Characteristic of jive music.
  2. bogus
    • 2007 March 15, Virginia Heffernan, “With a Couch Potato’s Style, Private Eye Works the Mall”, in New York Times[1]:
      The plaza also allows for sociability with the downstairs neighbor, Simon (Tony Hale), a jivey video store owner whose obsolete livelihood means that he has time on his hands.