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C1 verb #18,079 most common

jive

UK /ˈdʒaɪv/ | US /ˈdʒaɪv/
Examples jive in 30 Seconds

A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.

jive in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
  • (noun) Swing, a style of jazz music.
  • (noun) A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
  2. 2
    noun Swing, a style of jazz music.
  3. 3
    noun A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
  4. 4
    noun Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
  5. 5
    noun African-American Vernacular English.
  6. 6
    verb To deceive; to be deceptive.
  7. 7
    verb To dance.

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