as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
don't give me that jive talk about me being your new best friend
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters
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as in to joke
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Recent Examples of jive
Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Elaine Hendrix delivers dynamic Jive Elaine Hendrix brought flair and personality to her jive performance on Dancing With the Stars Week 2, earning a score of 21 out of 30.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Though using public transportation jives with the country’s Swisstainable initiative, which encourages visitors to get around without a car, Gambarogno is a bit harder to navigate as trains only run to Cadenazzo station, necessitating onward travel by bus.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Some are chasing romance, others just the music and the jive.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Elaine Hendrix delivers dynamic Jive Elaine Hendrix brought flair and personality to her jive performance on Dancing With the Stars Week 2, earning a score of 21 out of 30.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
During Week 1, Irwin and his partner Witney Carson charmed audiences with their jive, which was both a high-energy romp and a sweet homage to the family's outdoorsman history.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Though using public transportation jives with the country’s Swisstainable initiative, which encourages visitors to get around without a car, Gambarogno is a bit harder to navigate as trains only run to Cadenazzo station, necessitating onward travel by bus.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Recent trends in kitchen designs have focused on creating spaces that jive with open floor plans, which often requires reducing visual and physical clutter.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jive
Adjective
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The exterior is made of microfiber that’s been double-brushed for silky softness.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Evan Wanner walked off the Class AA state championship in double overtime with a swift wrister past Jerdee, returning Moorhead to the summit of Minnesota high school hockey.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sesame’s clinicians will also stay with the patient throughout any IMI RMA procedures to help translate medical terminology, provide emotional support, and offer any other care coordination needed.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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College football disputes invented that terminology.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This extension is a credit to Davis, who teased with talent during his first three seasons before becoming a consistent force in 2025.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The footage teases high-octane action, sharp dialogue, and moments designed to ignite audience reactions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stammen has joked that Laureano being fatigued was his fault for playing him too much.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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This too, Fishback joked, would make for a good headline the next day, but Sneako had a more urgent concern about their prospective inauguration.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If filmmakers can prompt fake actors to deliver precise performances, where does that leave human actors?—
Holly Willis,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 18-minute fake pitch meeting!—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the Kurdish population has diverse religious, cultural, social and political traditions, as well as a variety of dialects of the Kurdish language.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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How could food from India’s 23 states — with multitudinous subregions and over a thousand dialects — ever be distilled into the generic naan, dal, butter chicken, dosa and sambar?—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Download a map and a donut passport or contact the donut concierge—I’m not kidding—who can customize your itinerary.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Can't kid yourselves about what's right and wrong.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Jive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jive. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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