Jive
noun
A style of fast and lively jazz or swing music.
They danced to the jive played by the band
Often appears as...
- jive music
- jive band
verb
To talk or write nonsense or misleading information.
Don't jive me with your sweet talk
Often appears as...
- jive with
- don't jive
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To dance the jive to fast lively music.
They jived all night at the party
Often appears as...
- jive all night
- jive to music
noun
Nonsense, misleading or deceptive talk.
All he talks is jive
Often appears as...
- talk jive
- pure jive
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A style of fast and lively jazz or swing music.
They danced to the jive played by the band
Often appears as...
- jive music
- jive band
verb
To talk or write nonsense or misleading information.
Don't jive me with your sweet talk
Often appears as...
- jive with
- don't jive
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To dance the jive to fast lively music.
They jived all night at the party
Often appears as...
- jive all night
- jive to music
noun
Nonsense, misleading or deceptive talk.
All he talks is jive
Often appears as...
- talk jive
- pure jive
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Jive as a musical term refers specifically to a style with upbeat rhythm, not just any music.
The radio station was renowned for playing classic jive tracks from the 1940s.
Pro Tip 2/3Period Specific
'Jive' often evokes a retro atmosphere, linked to the time when swing and jazz were most popular.
He loved dressing up in vintage clothes and dancing to old school jive.
Pro Tip 3/3Energetic Dance
The word 'jive' conveys a sense of energy and liveliness, suitable for lively occasions.
At the wedding, everyone got up to jive when the band played an up-tempo number.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Jive as a musical term refers specifically to a style with upbeat rhythm, not just any music.
The radio station was renowned for playing classic jive tracks from the 1940s.
Pro Tip 2/3Period Specific
'Jive' often evokes a retro atmosphere, linked to the time when swing and jazz were most popular.
He loved dressing up in vintage clothes and dancing to old school jive.
Pro Tip 3/3Energetic Dance
The word 'jive' conveys a sense of energy and liveliness, suitable for lively occasions.
At the wedding, everyone got up to jive when the band played an up-tempo number.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Jive as a musical term refers specifically to a style with upbeat rhythm, not just any music.
The radio station was renowned for playing classic jive tracks from the 1940s.
Pro Tip 2/3Period Specific
'Jive' often evokes a retro atmosphere, linked to the time when swing and jazz were most popular.
He loved dressing up in vintage clothes and dancing to old school jive.
Pro Tip 3/3Energetic Dance
The word 'jive' conveys a sense of energy and liveliness, suitable for lively occasions.
At the wedding, everyone got up to jive when the band played an up-tempo number.
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Video examples
Ricardo Semler: Radical...
We've come from an age of revolution, industrial revolution, an age of information, an age of knowledge, but we're not any closer to the age of wisdom. How we design, how do we organize, for more wisdom? So for example, many times, what's the smartest or the intelligent decision doesn't jive.
Video examples
Polar Bear vs. Ring Seal...
perfect timing perfect catch cat one Mouse nothing and that's a final we know this image will jive with some people's
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Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I think it's important to cultivate as many people as you can to see which ones you jive with. And it makes you happy. If one dies, you have another one. So living is a process that you have to do by yourself, and if you can learn a few little goodies along the way that might make it easier for you, so much the better.
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Josh Homme
American Musician
The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I needed to find the right reason to play that had the magic and mystery and excitement that made me want to play in the first place.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.
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Yuna
Malaysian Musician
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.
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John Astin
American Actor
One of the great things about being recognized is that you receive this feedback from people. It is easy to see how sincere people are. It's nothing fake or jive. They're giving sincere appreciation. And it's not that easy to express.
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Kenny Omega
Canadian Athlete
John Cena is one of the great WWE talents that I respect most. If I were to end up there, working with someone of his caliber would certainly be a goal and jive with my mission of changing wrestling.
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Laila Rouass
British Actress
I thought the Charleston would be a bit like the jive, but it isn't really.
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A. J. Pritchard
British Dancer
There are dances you can do separately - your charleston, your jive.
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Prodigy
American Musician
Jive is a good label, but they're R&B'ed out.
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Kris Allen
American Musician
Jive has been really, really good to me.
Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I think it's important to cultivate as many people as you can to see which ones you jive with. And it makes you happy. If one dies, you have another one. So living is a process that you have to do by yourself, and if you can learn a few little goodies along the way that might make it easier for you, so much the better.
Quote examples
Josh Homme
American Musician
The problem is that music is selfish in that you need to make it for yourself, so that you can give it away, and those two things don't jive. I needed to find the right reason to play that had the magic and mystery and excitement that made me want to play in the first place.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.
Quote examples
Yuna
Malaysian Musician
Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.
Quote examples
John Astin
American Actor
One of the great things about being recognized is that you receive this feedback from people. It is easy to see how sincere people are. It's nothing fake or jive. They're giving sincere appreciation. And it's not that easy to express.
Quote examples
Kenny Omega
Canadian Athlete
John Cena is one of the great WWE talents that I respect most. If I were to end up there, working with someone of his caliber would certainly be a goal and jive with my mission of changing wrestling.
Quote examples
Laila Rouass
British Actress
I thought the Charleston would be a bit like the jive, but it isn't really.
Quote examples
A. J. Pritchard
British Dancer
There are dances you can do separately - your charleston, your jive.
Quote examples
Prodigy
American Musician
Jive is a good label, but they're R&B'ed out.
Quote examples
Kris Allen
American Musician
Jive has been really, really good to me.
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