noun
- plural of shiv; improvised knives or stabbing weapons, typically made in prison
Usage: slang; prison context
Examples
- The guards found several shivs hidden in the inmates’ cells.
- Prison officials conducted a search for contraband shivs.
- The makeshift shivs were crafted from metal scraps.
- Security was increased after shivs were discovered in the facility.
- The documentary showed how prisoners create shivs from everyday items.