jive turkey

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Definition of jive turkey in English English dictionary

Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion

Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy

Hyphenation

jive tur·key

Turkish pronunciation

cayv tırki

Pronunciation

/ˈʤīv ˈtərkē/ /ˈʤaɪv ˈtɜrkiː/

Etymology

() Coined in the 1970s, African-American.