Several funk groups in the late s and s used the term, particularly the Ohio Players in songs such as "Jive Turkey" on the album Skin Tight from The insult became widely known in the s, particularly via television comedies e.
The term has been used by later television characters e. Jive turkey, however, was already falling into disuse when it was spoken by "hip" television characters in the s, such as George Jefferson. Jive turkey is also a quick step dance in Germany in the s.
That Billy Madison sure is a jive turkey! A person that talks as if they know something they do not. An alternative of whats up? All rights reserved. Register Login. Jive turkey This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. The most insulting word in the english dictionary.
Someone whos full of shit, an idiot, or likes to run linux even though they cant make the sound work. Turkey slow roasted in artificial jive flavoring. One who buys bowling shoes and cant break Someone who lies all the time. Someone who does [unbelievable] usually bad things. An arrogant [disrespectful] punk who is full of crap.
It is considered by many to be the most [insulting] word. By the s, the term jive turkey was so associated with the s that The Simpsons even had the perpetually dimwitted Homer Simpson use the term around a bunch of kids to show how out of touch he was. Honestly, if you take offense to being called a jive turkey , you probably are one. In books, movies, TV, and other media, jive turkey is an occasional trope , as we saw with Homer Simpson, to make a character or person appear out of touch i.
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