jive-ass U.S. slang.
(ˈdʒaɪvæs, -ɑːs)
Also jiveass.
[f. jive n. + ass (= arse n.).]
a. A person who loves fun or excitement. b. A deceitful or pretentious person. Freq. attrib.
A word of fluid meaning and application.
| 1964 R. S. Gold Jazz Lexicon 169 Jive-ass mother⁓fucker. 1969 C. Brown in A. Chapman New Black Voices (1972) 181 ‘You jiveass nigger,’ Reb said, laughing. ‘No, I'm telling the truth.’ Ibid. 184 He became a hustler, a jiveass, a jazz player. 1970 New York 16 Nov. 42/1 This happens to be a jive-ass af-flu-ent neighborhood. 1973 Black World Aug. 55/2 Silly-ass so-called hangups of jive-ass white folks. Ibid. 67/1 Jive-ass jivers. Stupid. Looking clever. |