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jive
jiveearly jazz; Slang. meaningless talk; to tease, fool, kid: Don’t jive me with your sweet talk. Not to be confused with:gibe – jeer; taunt; deride: They gibe him whenever he tries to speak.jibe – shift sails; be in agreement: Her explanation is likely to jibe with what he said.jive G0331200 (jīv)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. [Origin unknown.] jiv′er n.jiv′ey, jiv′y adj.Usage Note: The verb jive is often used in place of its near sound-alike jibe to mean "to be compatible, agree." The Usage Panel views this as a mistake. In our 2004 survey, 93 percent of the Panel rejected the sentence The two accounts of the incident didn't quite jive.jive (dʒaɪv) n1. (Dancing) a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s2. Also called: jive talk a variety of American slang spoken chiefly by Black people, esp jazz musicians3. a. slang chiefly US deliberately misleading or deceptive talkb. (as modifier): jive talk. vb4. (Dancing) (intr) to dance the jive5. slang chiefly US to mislead; tell lies (to)[C20: of unknown origin] ˈjiver njive (dʒaɪv) n., v. jived, jiv•ing, adj. n. 1. swing music or early jazz. 2. the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz. 3. Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk. v.i. 4. to play jive. 5. to dance to jive; jitterbug. 6. Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration. v.t. 7. Slang. to tease; fool; kid. adj. 8. Slang. insincere or deceptive. [1925–30, Amer.; orig. obscure] jiv′ey, adj. jiv•i•er, jiv•i•est. jive Past participle: jived Gerund: jiving
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I would have jived | you would have jived | he/she/it would have jived | we would have jived | you would have jived | they would have jived | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | jive - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazzswing music, swingjazz - 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 jivedancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to musictrip 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" |
jiveverbSlang. To tease or mock good-humoredly:banter, chaff, joke, josh.Informal: kid, rib, ride.Slang: rag, razz.Translationsballare a ritmo di swingswingblaasjes wijsmakendansenkloppenmisleidennonsensjive
blow jiveslang To smoke marijuana. My little brother has no aspirations of going to college—he'd much rather blow jive with his friends all day.See also: blow, jivepull jiveslang To drink alcohol, typically wine. Primarily heard in Chicago. When I was in the Vice Lords gang, we'd always pull jive just before lining up for a fight with a rival gang.See also: jive, pullblow jive tv. to smoke marijuana. (see also jive.) Man, let’s go out and blow some jive! See also: blow, jivejive (dʒɑɪv)1. n. drugs; marijuana. (see also gyve.) That jive is gonna be the end of you. 2. n. back talk. Don’t you give me any of that jive! 3. n. lies; deception; nonsense. No more of your jive. Talk straight or don’t talk. 4. mod. deceptive; insincere. I listened to her little jive speech and then fired her. jive talk n. slang; contemporary fad words. I like to hear jive talk. It’s like trying to work a puzzle. See also: jive, talkjive turkey n. a stupid person. What jive turkey made this mess? See also: jive, turkeyjive-ass mod. foolish. (Usually objectionable.) You can tell that jive-ass jerk to forget it. pull jive tv. to drink liquor. (see also jive.) Let’s go pull jive for a while. See also: jive, pulljive
jive a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s JIVE
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jive Related to jive: Jive talkSynonyms for jiveverb to tease or mock good-humoredlySynonyms- banter
- chaff
- joke
- josh
- kid
- rib
- ride
- rag
- razz
Synonyms for jivenoun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930sSynonymsRelated Wordsverb dance to jive musicRelated Words- dancing
- terpsichore
- dance
- saltation
- trip the light fantastic
- trip the light fantastic toe
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