jive turkey noun3 •(slang, offensive) A fool, a chump, a target for jiving.[1970s school principal:] You girls better get with what's going down! I am not a jive turkey and this school is not a jive turkey! Any questions? — 1989 •(slang, old-fashioned) Someone who behaves in a glib and disingenuous fashion, a jiver. •(slang, old-fashioned) Someone who performs the jive dance, especially in an amusing or showy manner. formsjive turkeys