jive
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
jives
plural
jives
Britannica Dictionary definition of JIVE
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
1
[noncount]
US
a
:
informal language that includes many slang terms
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She grew up talking street jive.
b
:
deceptive or foolish talk
-
I'm tired of listening to your jive.
2
[noncount]
:
a type of fast lively music that was especially popular in the early part of the 20th century
also
[count]
:
a dance performed to this type of music
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jive
/ˈʤaɪv/
verb
jives;
jived;
jiving
2
jive
/ˈʤaɪv/
verb
jives;
jived;
jiving
Britannica Dictionary definition of JIVE
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
1
US
:
to say foolish or deceptive things to (someone)
[+ object]
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I know he's just jiving me.
[no object]
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Don't take him seriously—he's just jiving.
2
[no object]
:
to dance to or play jive music
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Everyone was jiving to the beat.
