English

shiv

Shiv comes from Romani chive.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Earliest quotation: 1971, Abbie Hoffman, Introduction: “It's perhaps fitting that I write this introduction in…”

first attested First attested 1915 (as stated in the etymology)

First attested 1915.

noun A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

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