noun
- a lively style of dance popular in the 1940s and 1950s
- a form of jazz music with a strong rhythm
- misleading or foolish talk
Usage: slang
verb
- to dance to jive music
- to talk in a misleading way
Usage: slang
Examples
- The couple learned to jive at the dance studio.
- The band played energetic jive music all night.
- Don’t give me that jive about being too busy to help.
- They jived across the dance floor with impressive moves.
- Stop jiving me and tell me what really happened.
- The jive rhythm got everyone moving.
- His story sounds like complete jive to me.