jivey

English

Etymology

From jive +‎ -y.

Adjective

jivey (comparative jivier, superlative jiviest)

1. Characteristic of jive music.
2. bogus
   • 2007 March 15, Virginia Heffernan, “With a Couch Potato’s Style, Private Eye Works the Mall”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The plaza also allows for sociability with the downstairs neighbor, Simon (Tony Hale), a jivey video store owner whose obsolete livelihood means that he has time on his hands.