A portmanteau of "make shift" and "knife" (or "knives"), used to describe a homemade weapon made up of objects one would find in a prison that is not metallic.
by CaPsi December 06, 2007
a home-made weapon used for CUTTING, not stabbing. a sharpened tooth-brush is not a shiv, that is a shank, which is used for stabbing.
guy 1:"i got cornered on my last day in prison, i was lucky i had my shiv!"
guy 2:"oh sweet! im going to jail soon, how do you make one?"
guy 1:"take a razor blade and a lighter in with you, then melt the blade to your toothbrush."
guy 2:"oh sweet! im going to jail soon, how do you make one?"
guy 1:"take a razor blade and a lighter in with you, then melt the blade to your toothbrush."
by cutter-of-stuff December 30, 2010
Shiv is an awesome guy who is funny and is always there to help you. He handsome and one of the best friends you will possibly encounter.
My best friend is a Shiv
by SŠ November 14, 2018
"what's wrong with you dude? You look heaps busy and sad" "thanks bro, I got a total shivving this morning so now I have to do all the work"
by Fil1 May 23, 2017
1. knife or blade(noun)
2. stab(verb)
shiv or chiv is English 20th century slang, prob from earlier Thieves' slang "chive" meaning knife, derived from Romany.
2. stab(verb)
shiv or chiv is English 20th century slang, prob from earlier Thieves' slang "chive" meaning knife, derived from Romany.
by guttapercha January 21, 2011
Type of gods name. Shiv: king of all gods
Shiv: always happy ,very powerful , nice ,kind , easy to talk to, has a lot of power , always there if you need help , good looking and respectful
Shiv: always happy ,very powerful , nice ,kind , easy to talk to, has a lot of power , always there if you need help , good looking and respectful
by I'm.everyone's. king August 22, 2018
by Groovydroovy June 16, 2020