Definitions for jive

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Spelling: [jahyv]

IPA: /dʒaɪv/

Jive is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 17 anagrams from letters in jive (eijv).

Definitions for jive

noun

1. swing music or early jazz.
2. the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
3. Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk:

adjective

1. Slang. insincere, pretentious, or deceptive.

verb (used with object)

1. Slang. to tease; fool; kid:

verb (used without object)

1. to play jive.
2. to dance to jive; jitterbug.
3. Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.

Origin of jive

1920-25; origin obscure; alleged to be an alteration of gibe¹, though the shift in sense and phonetic change are unexplained

Examples for jive

Instead, she wanted to listen to her music and go disco-ing or to some jive concert.

Then, when Ali's jive began to bend toward something like truth, Lipsyte snatched those thoughts for his column.