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A friend that always is there for you. They consider themselves tough and strong but they are just soft and socially confused in the inside. They are also very sensitive to some what offensive comments.
Subject A: Who's your new friend?
Subject B: His name is Nikhil.

Subject A: I met him at K-Con. He had a tiva personality.
Tiva by narararamen50 June 8, 2019
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/ˈti və/

a person who is temperamental and difficult to please when making them a cup of tea.
"I made his tea exactly how he asked for it and he still doesn't like it. The man is a right tiva!"
Tiva by Matt Windle poet October 13, 2020
This is a "TiVO Diva".
A person, usually female, who will not under any circumstances abandon their TiVO for another source of digital video recording.
They have multiple season passes active at any given time, have the hard drive filled to capacity at all times, and rarely allow family members access to the television for the watching of other non-TiVO events, such as football or video games.
Rational Husband: "Honey, if we change satellite providers, we can get a high-definition DVR with 500 hour capacity and all the channels they offer for $5 less per month than we pay now."

TiVA: "Do we get to keep the TiVO?"

Rational Husband: "We cannot."

TiVA: "NO."
TiVA by Sadie K January 6, 2008
tiva is so cool
Tiva by Itztiva March 24, 2024
A tiva is a female version of a grungler.
"Is she trans?"

"She just loves to hang out with the dolls, she's a tiva."
tiva by tgoth May 27, 2025
Tivage derived from TIVO. Any amount of saved or recorded TV programming on your DVR or TIVO player.

Can also apply to any amount of time that the viewer is behind the live broadcast due to pausing the player during viewing.
"Dude, why are you watching commercials when you have tivage?"

"Fast forward thru this, we have tivage. "

"Why aren't you watching the game?"
"We're waiting to build up some tivage so we don't have to watch the commercials."
tivage by jenn68 October 11, 2009