jive turkey
English
Etymology
Coined in the 1970s; African-American.
Noun
jive turkey (plural jive turkeys)
- (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?
- 1989, Lynda Barry, Ernie Pook's Comeek, "String Heads":
- (US, idiomatic, dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
- (US, idiomatic, dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
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