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jived

verb

past tense of jive

as in teased

to make fun of in a good-natured way don't be upset—we're just jiving you

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as in joked

to make jokes our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win

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Recent Examples of jived The high school musical romance Grease hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

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The collection was teased in the initial announcement for Gymshark’s campaign with Megan, who wore the SoftSense shorts in Impact Red.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
In a new interview, the actor teased that something is in the works.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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Koski and Nickell, both 52, joked that picking a favorite climb would be like picking a favorite child, but they are particularly drawn to mountains in the Lemhi Range, such as Bell Mountain and Diane’s Peak.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Lumen’s Kate Johnson and EY’s Janet Truncale joked about their first meeting at the Business Roundtable.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of joked

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Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

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Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change bantered in red carpet interviews while country star Megan Moroney popped into the party, grabbing a pic with UTA CEO David Kramer.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
After Clinton bantered with Jiang about topics as routine as nonproliferation and trade and as forbidden as the Dalai Lama and human rights, the two men took questions from reporters.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

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