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1. (n.) jive
swing music or early jazz.
2. jive
the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
3. jive
Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk.
4. (v.i.) jive
to play jive.
5. jive
to dance to jive; jitterbug.
6. jive
Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.
7. (v.t.) jive
Slang. to tease; fool; kid.
8. (adj.) jive
Slang. insincere or deceptive.
Etymology: (1925–30, Amer.; orig. obscure)
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1. (verb) swing, swing music, jive
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
2. (verb) jive
dance to jive music; dance the jive
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