hand-jivev.
/ˈhandʒʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈhænˌdʒaɪv/ intransitive. To perform a hand jive.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [verb (intransitive)]
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1958 M. Pugh Wilderness of Monkeys 33 There was no room for dancing but here and there couples were hand-jiving.
1990 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Dec. Day-tripping families hand-jived and waved neon worms.
2009 K. Fforde Love Lett. ii. 27 Laura cast off her inhibitions and clapped and hand-jived with the best of them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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