JIVE


Meaning of JIVE in English

n [ U ]

1. a lively style of dance, popular especially in the 1950s, performed to jazz or rock and roll music.

2. jive music.

3. ( AmE slang ) talk that is not sincere or is intended to deceive somebody:

Hey, man, don’t give me that jive.

► jive v [I]

to dance jive or play jive music.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.