Associations to the word «Jive»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
JIVE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (US) (colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
JIVE, verb. (intransitive) (colloquial) To dance.
JIVE, noun. A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
JIVE, noun. Swing, a style of jazz music.
JIVE, noun. A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
JIVE, noun. (US) (colloquial) Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
JIVE, noun. (US) (colloquial) (often pejorative) African American Vernacular English.
JIVE, verb. (US) Alternative spelling of jibe
JIVE TURKEY, noun. (US) (idiomatic) (dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy.
JIVE TURKEY, noun. (US) (idiomatic) (dated slang) Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
JIVE TURKEYS, noun. Plural of jive turkey
Dictionary definition
JIVE, noun. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
JIVE, verb. Dance to jive music; dance the jive.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.