Definition of jive
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : glib, deceptive, or foolish talk
tired of listening to his jive
b : the jargon of hipsters
c : a special jargon of difficult or slang terms
street jive
2 : swing music or the dancing performed to it
jive
verbjived; jiving
Definition of jive (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : to say foolish, deceptive, or unserious things to (someone)
He's jiving you.
2 : swing sense 5
1 : to talk in a foolish, deceptive, or unserious way : to talk jive (see jive entry 1 sense 1)
He's just jiving.
2 : to dance to or play jive (see jive entry 1 sense 2)
jive
adjectiveDefinition of jive (Entry 3 of 3)
slang
: phony if you are late getting to heaven, you will give Saint Peter some jive excuse— Langston Hughes
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The first known use of jive was in 1928
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