jive

jive  (jv)

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 nonsense; kid.

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

v.tr. Slang

To cajole or mislead.

adj. Slang

Misleading; phony.

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jiver n.

jivey, jivy adj.

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jive

Noun

a lively jerky dance that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s

Verb

[jiving, jived]

to dance the jive [origin unknown]

jiver n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jive - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz swing music, swing jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Verb	1.	jive - dance to jive music; dance the jive dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"