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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-137/
- Published: 2024-12-13T17:15:37.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-13T17:15:36.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

chivy (verb): 

1: to tease or annoy with persistent petty attacks

2: to move or obtain by small maneuvers

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chivy?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Chivy became established in our language in the 19th century and, at first, meant "to harass or chase." Early usage examples are of people chivying a chicken around to catch it and of a person chivying around food that is frying. The verb comes from a British noun chivy meaning "chase" or "hunt." That chivy is believed to be derived from Chevy Chase—a term for "chase" or "confusion" that is taken from the name of a ballad describing the 1388 battle of Otterburn between the Scottish and English. (A chase in this context is an unenclosed tract of land that is used as a game preserve.)

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