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Definition of "jive" []

  • Jazz or swing music. (noun)
  • The jargon of jazz musicians and enthusiasts. (noun)
  • Slang Deceptive, nonsensical, or glib talk: "the sexist, locker-room jive of men boasting and bonding” ( Trip Gabriel). (noun)
  • To play or dance to jive music. (verb-intransitive)
  • Slang To talk nonsense; kid. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "jive" in a sentence
  • "Their gold, is our advanced/bronze class, i mean gold just learnt slingshot in jive and natural turn, though they do do this cool reverse natural top thing and something called a wiggle."
  • "I don't regret having read them (although I hate when black jive is indicated through misspellings like "sho 'nuf")."
  • "The only way the Rockin’ Robin jive could have been worse is if they used the Megan Corkrey version from American Idol last year."