Associations to the word «Jive»

Wiktionary

JIVE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (US) (colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
JIVE, verb. (intransitive) (colloquial) To dance.
JIVE, noun. A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
JIVE, noun. Swing, a style of jazz music.
JIVE, noun. A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
JIVE, noun. (US) (colloquial) Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
JIVE, noun. (US) (colloquial) (often pejorative) African American Vernacular English.
JIVE, verb. (US) Alternative spelling of jibe
JIVE TURKEY, noun. (US) (idiomatic) (dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
JIVE TURKEY, noun. (US) (idiomatic) (dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
JIVE TURKEYS, noun. Plural of jive turkey

Dictionary definition

JIVE, noun. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
JIVE, verb. Dance to jive music; dance the jive.

Wise words

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