Talk:chivvy

The primary meaning I've seen this used for in American English (please understand that it's not often used, but ...) is analogous to "to herd", generally in a non-hostile, supervisory or parental sort of sense. Not for anything so predatory as pursuit in hunting.

Just sayin'. — This unsigned comment was added by 64.134.245.57 (talk) at 00:38, 17 January 2014‎.

The definition of "chivvy" is very similar to the word "shimmy" which described the persistent, hurried motion of each movement as one slowly urges their entire body weight upwards as they climb a hanging rope, suggesting a common usage in regions such as Ireland where various languages predicated a slurring-style accent by those who took note of the musical differences between languages. 24.112.248.42 18:41, 7 April 2019 (UTC)Kevin Terlecky, 4/7/2019, word of the day