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Jive

/ˈdʒaɪv/

A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.

📖 Definitions of "Jive"

noun
  1. 1

    A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.

  2. 2

    Swing, a style of jazz music.

  3. 3

    A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.

  4. 4

    Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.

    "Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night."

verb
  1. 1

    To deceive; to be deceptive.

    "Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!"

  2. 2

    To dance.

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