JIVE Meaning of JIVE in English n. & v.n. 1 a jerky lively style of dance esp. popular in the 1950s. 2 music for this. v.intr. 1 dance the jive. 2 play jive music. jiver n.[ 20th c.: orig. uncert. ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012