| 释义 |
jivey, a. slang (chiefly U.S.).|ˈdʒaɪvɪ|
Also jivy.
[f. jive n. + -y1.]
Jazzy, ‘swinging’, lively (see also quot. 1954); also, misleading, phoney, pretentious.
1944[in the popular song Mairzy Doats by M. Drake, A. Hoffman, and J. Livingston]. 1953Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §149/13 ‘Knowing’; ‘hep’ (manifesting knowledge of what is proper or fashionable)..jivey. 1955Keepnews & Grauer Pict. Hist. Jazz xv. 187 Stuff Smith, one of the jiviest. Ibid. xix. 248 Bassist Slam Steuart was..primarily a jivey Swing man who hummed solos loudly as he played. 1972M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha ii. 85 I'm not sure I would have accepted that sort of jivey explanation, but Mrs. Halliday did. 1972Jazz & Blues Dec. 28/1 This coupling finds him in jivey mood. |