jive

Definition of Jive in English :

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Noun

1. jive, swing, swing music

a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

Verb

2. jive

dance to jive music; dance the jive

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jive

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noun

1.

a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s

2. Also called: jive talk

a variety of American slang spoken chiefly by Black people, esp jazz musicians

3.

a. slang, mainly US

deliberately misleading or deceptive talk

b.

(as modifier)

jive talk

verb

4. (intransitive)

to dance the jive

5. slang, mainly US

to mislead; tell lies (to)

Jive

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: jived or ˈjiving

1. Slang

to speak (to) in a way that is exaggerated, insincere, flippant, etc., esp. in trying to fool or mislead

noun

2. Slang

talk used in jiving someone

3. Obsolete

jazzor swing (c. 1930-45)

adjective

4. Slang

insincere, misleading, fake, fraudulent, etc.

: also ˈjiveˌass (dʒaɪvˌæs ; jīvasˌ)

verb intransitiveWord forms: jived or ˈjiving

var. of

jibe2 (sense 3)

Jive

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n.

1.

a. Jazz or swing music.

b. The jargon of jazz musicians and enthusiasts.

2. Slang Deceptive, nonsensical, or glib talk: "the sexist, locker-room jive of men boasting and bonding" (Trip Gabriel).

v. jived, jiv·ing, jives

v.intr.

1. To play or dance to jive music.

2. Slang

a. To talk in an exaggerated, teasing, or misleading way.

b. To talk or chat: "You just jive in one big group, putting each other on, trying to top the last line" (Time).

3. (Usage Problem) To be in accord.

v.tr.
Slang

To speak to (someone) in an exaggerated, teasing, or misleading way.

adj.
Slang

Misleading, phony, or worthless: talking jive nonsense.

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