jive /ˈd͡ʒaɪv/noun 6verb 4forms 3phrases 2 noun6 •A dance style popular in the 1940–50s. •(US, informal) Synonym of bullshit: patent nonsense, transparently deceptive talk.Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night. •A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.Then the loud sound did seem to fade / Came back like a slow voice on a wave of phase / That weren't no DJ, that was hazy cosmic jive — 1972 •Swing, a style of jazz music. •(informal, offensive) African-American Vernacular English. •(slang, old-fashioned) Marijuana verb4 •(informal) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen! — 1976 •(US, informal) To deceive; to be deceptive.Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night! •To speak in jive (jazz or hipster slang). •(US) To jibe: to accord, to agree. formsjived · jiving · jives Phrases with jive jive aroundTo tease or mess with (someone). jive turkeyA fool, a chump, a target for jiving.
