Definition of jive - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- Don't try to jive me with your excuses.
2.
swing dancingintr. dance energetically to rock and roll or swing musicintr.
- They love to jive at the weekend parties.
3.
- His story doesn't jive with the facts.
Noun
1.
- Don't believe his jive about winning the lottery.
2.
- He spoke in jive, full of colorful expressions.
3.
dancestyle of lively and jerky dance from the early 20th century
- They won the competition with their energetic jive performance..
4.
musicstyle of jazz music with flowing rhythms
- The band played jive at the jazz club.
Expressions with jive
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engage in playful or evasive behavior
They would shuck and jive to entertain the crowd.
dance with hand moves and claps to 1950s music
They performed the hand jive at the 1950s-themed party.
cool and stylish in behavior or appearance
Their outfits are always hip to the jive.
talk that is not true or real
He was full of jive talk at the party.
Origin of jive
African American Vernacular English, uncertain origin
Examples of jive in a sentence
She was known to jive people with her stories. Couples jive to their favorite tunes at the dance hall. He learned to jive for the upcoming dance competition. Their explanations didn't jive with each other. The witness's account jives with the evidence. His jive about the new job was unbelievable.
She saw through his jive and walked away. The movie featured characters speaking in jive. His jive was hard for outsiders to understand. Their jive was the highlight of the evening. The couple's jive impressed everyone at the party. Jive filled the dance hall all night. They practiced jive for the school concert.
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- French:berner, baratin, ...
- German:täuschen, Geschwätz, ...
- Italian:ingannare, jive, ...
- Spanish:engañar, charlatanería, ...
- Portuguese:enganar, conversa, ...
- Chinese:欺骗, 胡扯, ...
- Japanese:騙す, でたらめ, ...
- Arabic:خَدَعَ, كَلَام فَارِغ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַטְעוֹת, קִשְׁקוּשׁ, ...
- Russian:обманывать, враньё, ...
- Ukrainian:обманювати, нісенітниця, ...
- Hindi:धोखा देना, जाइव, ...
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