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jivey en · ADJ

Etymology

From jive + -y.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of jive music.
2. bogus
   • 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. 2007 March 15, Virginia Heffernan, “With a Couch Potato’s Style, Private Eye Works the Mall”, in New York Times:

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