jive

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /dส’aษชv/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /dส’aษชv/
Frequency
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Tags RARE
noun
R

A lively dance to music with a strong beat, popular in the 1950s.

Back in the day, everyone loved to do the jive.

R

Nonsense or false statements.

Don't talk jive; tell me the truth.

verb
R

To dance to jazz or rock and roll music.

They jived all night long at the party.

R

To deceive or mislead someone.

He's just jiving you; don't believe a word he says.

translation

n. A lively dance to music with a strong beat, popular in the 1950s.; Nonsense or false statements.
v. To dance to jazz or rock and roll music.; To deceive or mislead someone.

Word Forms

3rd Present jives
Past jived
Perfect jived
Progressive jiving
Plural jives