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Jive

noun
/ˈdʒaɪv/
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
2.nounSwing, a style of jazz music.
3.nounA slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
4.nounNonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
"Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night."
5.nounAfrican-American Vernacular English.
6.verbTo deceive; to be deceptive.
"Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!"
7.verbTo dance.

Synonyms

swingswing musictryrunwalkjazzseventyfortyjukejugglejiffjerk off

Rhymes With

contrivestrivedrivederivearchiveconniveliverevive
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