jive

n.

1. 1. Jazz or swing music.
   2. The jargon of jazz musicians and enthusiasts.
2. Slang. Deceptive, nonsensical, or glib talk: "the sexist, locker-room jive of men boasting and bonding" (Trip Gabriel).

v., jived, jiv·ing, jives.

v.intr.

1. To play or dance to jive music.
2. Slang.
   1. To talk nonsense; kid.
   2. To talk or chat: "You just jive in one big group, putting each other on, trying to top the last line" (Time).

v.tr. Slang
To cajole or mislead.

adj. Slang
Misleading; phony.

[Origin unknown.]

jiver jiv'er n.
jivey jiv'ey or jiv'y adj.

(jyv)
verb tr., intr.
1. To deceive, to flatter, to taunt, to talk nonsense.
2. To go together, to fit in.

adjective
Insincere or deceptive.

noun
1. Jazz or swing music and related dance.
2. Insincere, pretentious, or exaggerated talk.

Etymology
Origin unknown

Usage
"The edict by state and city officials that we Durham residents should let water run out of faucets for three or four minutes before drinking it or using it to cook with may indeed be the solution to the lead threat that has been discovered in the city's water supply. But what if they are jiving us? Surely I'm not the only cynic." — Barry Saunders; Money Flows With Water Woes; The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina); Sep 2, 2006.

"Designwise, the focus remains on the house-garden connection -- the need for garden rooms and plants to jive with architecture and interiors." — Turning over a new leaf; Los Angeles Times; May 21, 2000.

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verb

To tease or mock good-humoredly: banter, chaff, joke, josh. Informal kid, rib, ride. Slang rag², razz. See laughter.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tom snak, jazz jargon
v. intr. - danse jive
v. tr. - narre, drille
adj. - falsk, bedragerisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
jive (dans/muziek), kletspraat, jargon van jazzliefhebbers, moeilijke taal/slang, nep, jiven, jivemuziek ten gehore brengen, als swing uitvoeren, kletspraatjes verkopen, pesten, ompraten

Français (French)
n. - swing, baratin, foutaises, conneries, (US) argot (des musiciens de jazz)
v. intr. - danser le swing, blaguer (fam)
v. tr. - blaguer (fam)
adj. - effréné (une joie), hypocrite, prétentieux, trompeur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Jive
v. - Jive tanzen
adj. - (Slang) falsch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουβεντολόι κατά τη διάρκεια εκτέλεσης μουσικής τζαζ
v. - χορεύω σε ρυθμό τζαζ, (καθομ.) εξαπατώ, ρίχνω
adj. - παραπλανητικός

Italiano (Italian)
jive, azione/discorso sciocco, fare musica jive, di musica jive

Português (Portuguese)
n. - música (f) jazz ou suíngue, jargão (m) de músicos de jazz (Mús.), conversa (f) sem sentido (gír.)
v. - dançar ou tocar este tipo de música, falar coisas sem sentido (gír.), bater papo, enganar
adj. - enganoso, falso

Русский (Russian)
пустая болтовня, джайв (быстрая джазовая музыка), фальшивый, болтать чепуху, заурядный, разыгрывать, подходить к компании

Español (Spanish)
n. - swing, argot, jerga, música de ritmo vigoroso y con improvisaciones (var. del jazz)
v. intr. - tocar o bailar música de ritmo vigoroso, chacotear, burlarse
v. tr. - tomar el pelo a, burlarse de
adj. - relativo al swing

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jive, bugg, dösnack, skryt
v. - dansa jive, bugga, skryta
adj. - falsk, bedräglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
摇摆乐, 摇摆舞, 花言巧语, 演奏摇摆乐, 胡扯, 跳摇摆舞, 闲荡, 演奏, 愚弄, 取笑, 假的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搖擺樂, 搖擺舞, 花言巧語
v. intr. - 演奏搖擺樂, 胡扯, 跳搖擺舞, 閒蕩
v. tr. - 演奏, 愚弄, 取笑
adj. - 假的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스윙 음악, 은어, 뜻 모를 말
v. intr. - 지르바를 추다, 스윙을 연주하다, 속이다
v. tr. - 속이다, 놀리다
adj. - 거짓의, 엉터리의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジャイブ, わけのわからない話, スイング音楽
v. - ジャイブを演奏する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من رقص الجاز بحركات عنيفه (فعل) عزف او رقص الجاز (صفه) نصاب, ليس مخلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ג'ייב (מין ג'ז), ריקוד תוסס משנות ה-05, מוסיקת ג'יב, הבלים, דיבורים מטעים או מגזימים‬
v. intr. - ‮רקד או ניגן ג'יב‬
v. tr. - ‮קינטר (מדוברת), התגרה ב-‬
adj. - ‮לא ישר, יומרני (מדוברת)‬

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