/ dʒaɪv; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] a fast dance to music with a strong beat, especially popular in the 1950s
2.
[ U ] ( NAmE , old-fashioned , informal ) nonsense :
to talk jive
■ verb
1.
[ v ] to dance to jazz or rock and roll music
2.
[ v , vn ] ( NAmE , old-fashioned , informal ) to try to make sb believe sth that is not true
SYN kid
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s (originally US denoting meaningless or misleading speech): of unknown origin; the later musical sense jazz gave rise to dance performed to jazz (1940s).