(transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive. / (intransitive, colloquial) To dance.

A dance style popular in the 1940–50s. / Swing, a style of jazz music. / A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.

(US) To jibe, in the sense of to accord, to agree

plural of jive

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jive

simple past tense and past participle of jive

present participle of jive

(US, idiomatic, derogatory, dated slang) A fool, a chump, a target for jiving. / (US, idiomatic, dated slang) Someone who performs the jive dance, especially in an amusing or showy manner.

(slang, offensive, derogatory) To tell a misleading story, especially for advantage.

(slang, offensive, derogatory) Deceit.