Meaning Of The Word Jive

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What's The Definition Of Jive?

jive
verb: If you jive, you dance energetically, especially to rock and roll or swing music.

jive in American English
adjective: insincere, pretentious, or deceptive
intransitive verb: to play jive
noun: swing music or early jazz
transitive verb: to tease; fool; kid

jive in American English 1
insincere, misleading, fake, fraudulent, etc.
talk used in jiving someone
to speak (to) in a way that is exaggerated, insincere, flippant, etc., esp. in trying to fool or mislead

jive in American English 2
jibe2 (sense 3)

jive in British English
noun: a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s
verb: to dance the jive

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