Absolutely, jive is a word.
jive
jīv/
noun
noun: jive; plural noun: jives; noun: jive talk; plural noun: jive talks
1. a lively style of dance popular especially in the 1940s and 1950s, performed to swing music or rock and roll.
- swing music.
- a style of dance music popular in South Africa.
"township jive"
2. a form of slang associated with black American jazz musicians.
North Americaninformala thing, especially talk, that is deceptive or worthless.
"a single image says more than any amount of blather and jive"
verb
verb: jive; 3rd person present: jives; past tense: jived; past participle: jived; gerund or present participle: jiving
1. perform the jive or a similar dance to popular music.
"people were jiving in the aisles"
2.
North Americaninformaltaunt or sneer at.
"Willy kept jiving him until Jimmy left"
adjectiveNorth Americaninformal
adjective: jive
1. deceitful or worthless.