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noun

plural of jive

as in terminologies

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of jive

as in teases

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

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as in jokes

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

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Edmond’s current job as a realtor jives well with her dream of opening a nonprofit group home. —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 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

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The first clip, which THR can reveal here, teases the emotion, the intimacy, and the love triangle that audiences can expect from the series.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The clip also teases some plot points of the sequel film to the original 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026