— jiver , n.
/juyv/ , n. , v. , jived, jiving , adj.
n.
1. swing music or early jazz.
2. the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz.
3. Slang. deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk: Don't give me any of that jive!
v.i.
4. to play jive.
5. to dance to jive; jitterbug.
6. Slang. to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration.
v.t.
7. Slang. to tease; fool; kid: Stop jiving me!
adj.
8. Slang. insincere, pretentious, or deceptive.
[ 1920-25; orig. obscure; alleged to be an alter. of GIBE, though the shift in sense and phonetic change are unexplained ]