jivy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of jivy
Example Sentences
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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
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