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单词 jive
释义 jive
I. \ˈjīv\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a. slang : glib, deceptive, or foolish talk
 b. : the jargon of narcotics addicts or of jazz music and nightclub life
 c. : a special jargon of difficult or slang terms
  < a sort of academic jive interlarded with lengthy and undigested quotations — Dwight MacDonald >
2. : hot jazz or the jitterbugging sometimes performed to it
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. slang : to talk jive : fool around : kid
2.
 a. : to dance to hot jazz; especially : jitterbug
 b. : to play hot jazz
transitive verb
1. slang : tease, kid
2. : to play (music) hot
 < small bands jiving in cellar clubs >
III. \ˈjīv\ adjective
Etymology: jive, noun
slang : misleading : deceitful : phony
 < if you are late getting to heaven, you will give Saint Peter some jive excuse — Langston Hughes >
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