jive turkey

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1970s; African-American.

Noun

jive turkey (plural jive turkeys)

  1. (US, idiomatic, derogatory, dated slang) A stupid person; an idiot; a chump.
    • 1989, Lynda Barry, Ernie Pook's Comeek, "String Heads":
      [1970s school principal:] You girls better get with what's going down! I am not a jive turkey and this school is not a jive turkey! Any questions?
  2. (US, idiomatic, dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
  3. (US, idiomatic, dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
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