Definitions for jivedʒaɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jivedʒaɪv(n.; v.; adj.)jived, jiv•ing
(n.)swing music or early jazz.
Category: Music and Dance
the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.i.)to play jive.
Category: Music and Dance
to dance to jive; jitterbug.
Category: Music and Dance
Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(v.t.)Slang. to tease; fool; kid.
Category: Status (usage)
(adj.)Slang. insincere or deceptive.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Origin of jive:
1925–30, Amer.; orig. obscure
jiv′ey(adj.)jiv•i•er, jiv•i•est.
Princeton's WordNet
swing, swing music, jive(verb)
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
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