单词 | jive |
释义 | Word Frequency jive(dʒaɪv) noun 1. a style of lively and jerky dance performed to jazz and, later, to rock and roll, popular esp in the 1940s and 1950s 2. Also called: jive talk a variety of American slang spoken chiefly by Black people, esp jazz musicians 3. a. slang, mainly US deliberately misleading or deceptive talk b. (as modifier) jive talk verb 4. (intransitive) to dance the jive 5. slang, mainly US to mislead; tell lies (to) Derived forms jiver (ˈjiver) noun Word origin C20: of unknown origin |
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