jivy

[ jahy-vee ]

adjective

, Slang.

, jiv·i·er, jiv·i·est.

1. jivey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jivy¹

jive + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Every harassed, desiccated TV writer knows how to get a laugh with a bellowed insult or ostentatiously jivy dialect.

From Time Magazine Archive

The overall impression is a kind of subdued ostentation, part banker, part bookie, part ivy, part jivy.

From Time Magazine Archive

A modern thing With a jivy swing.

From Time Magazine Archive