📖 Definitions of "Jive"
noun
- 1
A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
- 2
Swing, a style of jazz music.
- 3
A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
- 4
Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
"Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night."
verb
- 1
To deceive; to be deceptive.
"Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!"
- 2
To dance.
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