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Meaning of "jivey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JIVEY

jivey  [ˈdʒaɪvɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIVEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jivey is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JIVEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jivey in the English dictionary

The definition of jivey in the dictionary is jazzy, lively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JIVEY


agave
əˈɡeɪvɪ
cavie
ˈkeɪvɪ
chivy
ˈtʃɪvɪ
civvy
ˈsɪvɪ
clavie
ˈkleɪvɪ
Davy
ˈdeɪvɪ
divi
ˈdɪvɪ
divvy
ˈdɪvɪ
gravy
ˈɡreɪvɪ
ivy
ˈaɪvɪ
jivy
ˈdʒaɪvɪ
Livy
ˈlɪvɪ
mavie
ˈmeɪvɪ
navy
ˈneɪvɪ
privy
ˈprɪvɪ
skivie
ˈskaɪvɪ
slavey
ˈsleɪvɪ
stivy
ˈstaɪvɪ
wavey
ˈweɪvɪ
wavy
ˈweɪvɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIVEY

jissom
JIT
jitney
jitter
jitterbug
jitterbugged
jitterbugging
jitteriness
jitters
jittery
jiujitsu
jiujutsu
Jivaro
jive
jive talk
jiveass
jiver
jivy
jiz
jizz

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIVEY

aerial survey
attitude survey
convey
covey
damage survey
Garvey
Geological Survey
Harvey
jarvey
lovey
lovey-dovey
opinion survey
Ordnance Survey
peavey
purvey
resurvey
sample survey
savey
structural survey
survey

Synonyms and antonyms of jivey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jivey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIVEY

Find out the translation of jivey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jivey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jivey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

jivey
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jivey
570 millions of speakers

English

jivey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jivey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jivey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

jivey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jivey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jivey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jivey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jivey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jivey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jivey
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jivey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jivey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jivey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jivey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Jivey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jivey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jivey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jivey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

jivey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jivey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jivey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jivey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jivey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jivey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jivey

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIVEY»

The term «jivey» is used very little and occupies the 157.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of jivey
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «jivey».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIVEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jivey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jivey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jivey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIVEY»

Discover the use of jivey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jivey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Government Program
I'm going to the bathroom,” said Jivey. Seymoe went to the kitchen to get something to eat. He opened the refrigerator and pulled out a drink before reaching for the light. “Where is my son?” Darrell Wesley shrieked behind him. Seymoe nearly ...
Ravey D. Wesley, 2011
2
Billboard
Produced and released by Soundies Distributing Corporation of America, Inc. Release date, April 29. Program 1237 Hanover Hangover, presented by Johnny Long and his orchestra, is a jivey band number. The Campus Cut-ups (2 girls and 2 ...
3
Ebony
THE COATS Swing out in clothes that make you the star of the show, wherever you go. You'll beat the drums for these Brookfield styles-because they give you that upbeat look— whatever the beat- Ivy, Jivey or Cats. Traditional Ivy, if you want ...
4
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
jivey adjective Also jivy. mainly US 1 Jazzy, lively. 1944–. 2 Misleading, phoney, pretentious. 1972–. M.J. BOSSE I'm not sure I would have accepted that sort of jivey explanation, but Mrs. Halliday did (1972). [From jive noun þ -y.] Jixi noun Also ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
5
Mexican Song of Sunshine
I prefer a little white tab of ecstasy. I sometimes sing in the bathtub all night long — fun jivey songs to the effect that I've got a little white tab of ecstasy. I've got a bar of soap from the Corona hotel in Las Cruces which reminds me of such a night, ...
Jason Murk, 2010
6
Poets Talk: Conversations with Robert Kroetsch, Daphne ...
... I'm just trying to play here. It's a performative poem. Susan: What do you mean by that? Fred: It's kind of jazzy and... Susan: And really angry! Fred: Yes, but it's jivey, this is a jivey poem. with Fred Wah 161.
Pauline Butling, Susan Rudy, 2005
7
The Scrabble Word-Building Book: Updated Edition
JINNEE JINNI JINNS JINS JINX |impy |ingall, jingals jingalls ¡ingled, jingler, jingles ¡inglers jinks [inkers djinn; jinni, jinns djinni; - djinns; - djins; - JINXED JINXES JINXING JISM JITNEY JITTER JIVE JIVEASS JIVER djin; jink, jinn, JIVEY jins, ...
‎2007
8
No fear: Ernie Irvan, the NASCAR driver's story of tragedy ...
Jivey said, "Vic, how do I know that kid can drive?" He didn't know anything about me. He only knew what most people thought of the rough West Coast drivers. Dad said, "How do you know he can't?" Jivey said to me, "You're from the West ...
Ernie Irvan, Peter Golenbock, Debra Hart Nelson, 2000
9
Political Cartoons in the 1988 Presidential Campaign: Image, ...
Other cartoons adopting this metaphor added verbal twists as persuasive definitions, renaming the candidates "Shifty" (Biden), " Nifty," (Gore), "Thrifty" ( Dukakis), "Dippy" (Simon), "Jivey" (Jackson), "Squeaky" (Gephardt), and "Cranky" (Babbitt) ...
Janis L. Edwards, 1997
10
Billboard
Doggin' Blues 75—75—75—75 Warbler comes thru again, here in a more restrained blues job at a jivey medium tempo. ... features strong tenor solo, " talking" upper register blues piano, catchy ensemble figures, all at a jivey medium beat.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIVEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jivey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The top 40 highest selling singles of all time
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John- 'You're The One That I Want': The gargantuan success of Grease allowed this romantic, jivey number to ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
2
BWW Reviews: Jazzy ALEXIS COLE Brings Her Effortless Musicality …
Here, it's jivey and unromantic in direct opposition to the lyric. BWW Reviews: Jazzy ALEXIS COLE Brings Her Effortless Musicality to Café ... «Broadway World, May 15»
3
Why Kim Kardashian Cant Write Good
Many people of all races have a way of sensing it as “deep” when a black person uses big words and lists heavy-duty scholars with a jivey ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
4
Questioning The Black Male Experience In America
Can he not be the jivey best friend who talks about how black people don't know how to swim?" Williams says. "Can we just be ... people?". «NPR, Apr 15»
5
UWF women's basketball to host tryouts April 11
In order to participate in tryouts, prospective student-athletes must contact Assistant Coach Jessie Ivey at JIvey@uwf.edu with completed ... «Pensacola Today, Apr 15»
6
Tippett's The Ice Break – time to take it out of cold storage
Cool and jivey once; Now, touchy and tight” – that's a purposefully ridiculous line, never quite in-date so never really out-of-date either: just the ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
7
Billy Joe Shine, lead singer for Dallas' influential band the Nightcaps …
... blues scene begins here, in 1959, with a Dallas quintet that had a convincingly loose, loping feel on this jivey blues-and-rock standard.” ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 15»
8
Eurovision 2015: hear Guy Sebastian's shock song choice
They need to make sure to have cool jivey dancers, clicking fingers, tapping tambourines, swaying and swinging hips and arms - enjoying ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
9
BWW Reviews: The Charismatic BUSTER POINDEXTER …
There's doo-wop, blues, jivey swing, Latin, honky-tonk, eruptive rock n' roll, a nod to English Musical Hall with a ditty about a tattooed lady to the ... «Broadway World, Feb 15»
10
'Uptown Special' Proves Unique
His grunty rap style and the jivey instrumentals make for a James Brown-esque groove track. The single “Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars, ... «Observer Online, Jan 15»

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