JIVE


Meaning of JIVE in English

I. jive 1 /dʒaɪv/ BrE AmE noun

1 . [uncountable and countable] a very fast dance, popular especially in the 1930s and 1940s, performed to fast ↑ jazz music

2 . [uncountable] American English informal statements that you do not believe are true:

Don’t give me any of that jive!

II. jive 2 BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Perhaps from Wolof jev 'to say bad things about someone' ]

1 . [intransitive] to dance a jive

2 . [transitive] American English informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.