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The *original* definition of this word dates back to 1986 in Rancho Cordova, CA. It was co-created by two schoolmates to define a certain "je ne sais quoi" quality that a person may have which gives them extremely good luck or extremely bad luck in any certain situation. As it's unquantifiable and impossible to predict the outcome thereof as a characteristic trait one has, it's simply known as "the extreme luck of the good or the bad".

The term jivvy eventually found its way into multiple role-playing games created by these two individuals, Greg S. and Jeremie L., whereas it defined a chaotic character trait much in the same way one would use "stamina", "hit points", or "agility" in a role-play type game. It was a trait rolled upon and used in similar fashion.
"By sheer jivvy, tripping off the 10 storey roof left behind him a chain-reactive series of events which carried themselves into the building and down with lightning quickness, such that when his body was to meet the pavement, the chain-reaction ended ultimately in the happenstance of causing a grossly over-inflated twenty-person liferaft to skid out of the building's front doors and appear in the pavement's place, which predictably had the fortunate affect of saving his life by stopping his fall outright."

"The jivvy isn't with you today." "Why do you say that?" "You just rolled snake-eyes fifty times in a row, dropped $5000 on Don't Pass, and then rolled a Hard Six. It's more like jivvy REALLY hates you right now.
jivvy by yllwsmly April 3, 2009
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A Jivvy is a duck-like animal.

Male Jivvy's are black, white, red, brown purple and yellow. They live in hotels, motels and holiday inns.

Female Jivvy's are bright orange and live in the netherlands.

Jivvy animals like Old-school music like The Sugarhill Gang and Run DMC as well as dance acts such as Daft Punk and Justice.

If you have a friend that is into either type of music, then you may refer to him as a jivvy. However only jivvy's can call people a jivvy otherwise it is RACIST!
Hey, wassup my jivvy.
Jivvy by Dens yeah blud August 19, 2008
a word describing a superfreaky person with an eccentric fashion sense and knack for strange sexual fetishes
that broad is so jivvy !
lets jivvy on dat hoe
jivvy by moose. September 24, 2007
Derogatory slang for a diabetic person.
Gimme your sugar pills, you dirty jivvick!
jivvick by Count Suckula May 25, 2007
Verb:to Jivvy.

To con in such a way that the victim is left firmly believing that he came out the clear winner.

Someone who has an infallible knack for low ball negotiation tactics when smelling desperation on another.
Man, that dude jivvy'd you down so bad, I can't believe you sold it to him for 10 bucks! It was worth 100 easily!
Jivvy by brownsounz October 26, 2010
Hey! Are you done with that new game in Jivvers yet?
Jivvers by Hugh the Hand March 10, 2009
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The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

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"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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