Jived - English meaning
Jived – definitions in English dictionary
verbPerform the jive or a similar dance to popular music.
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People were jiving in the aislesverbTaunt or sneer at.
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Willy kept jiving him until jimmy leftverbBe in accord; agree.
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Her facial expressions did not jive with what she was saying
nounA lively style of dance popular especially in the 1940s and 1950s, performed to swing music or rock and roll.
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She'd added a little jazz to her dance this time, some quicksteps and jives.
nounA form of slang associated with black american jazz musicians.
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With a name full of jargon jive and a cast of unknown comedians and aspiring actors, this marketed …
adjectiveDeceitful or worthless.
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We all still have zoidberg, but we all are jive turkeys.
verbPast simple and past participle of jive
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Quit jiving me and just tell me where you were!
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Word origin
1920s (originally US denoting meaningless or misleading speech): of unknown origin; the later musical sense ‘jazz’ gave rise to ‘dance performed to jazz’ (1940s).
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