I. ˈjīv noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
a. slang : glib, deceptive, or foolish talk
b. : the jargon of narcotics addicts or of jazz music and nightclub life
c. : a special jargon of difficult or slang terms
a sort of academic jive interlarded with lengthy and undigested quotations — Dwight MacDonald
2. : hot jazz or the jitterbugging sometimes performed to it
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1. slang : to talk jive : fool around : kid
2.
a. : to dance to hot jazz ; especially : jitterbug
b. : to play hot jazz
transitive verb
1. slang : tease , kid
2. : to play (music) hot
small bands jiving in cellar clubs
III. ˈjīv adjective
Etymology: jive , noun
slang : misleading : deceitful : phony
if you are late getting to heaven, you will give Saint Peter some jive excuse — Langston Hughes