From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchivvychiv‧vy, chivy /ˈtʃɪvi/ verb (chivvied, chivvying, chivvies) [transitive] British English informal FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto try to make someone do something more quickly, especially in an annoying waychivvy somebody along/up Go and see if you can chivvy the kids up a bit.→ See Verb tableOrigin chivvy (1700-1800) Chevy Chase, place near the border between England and Scotland where a battle was fought in 1388
