About The Word Jive

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Jive

Jive Meaning & Definition
Jive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jive?

[n] a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[v] dance to jive music; dance the jive

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jive: swing | swing music

Related Terms | Find terms related to Jive: acid rock | avant-garde jazz | badinage | ballroom music | banter | bebop | boogie-woogie | bop | chaff | country rock | dance music | dances | exchange | folk rock | fooling | fooling around | fun | give-and-take | good-natured banter | hard rock | harmless teasing | haze | hot jazz | jape | jazz | jest | joke | jolly | josh | kid | kidding | kidding around | mainstream jazz | musical suite | needle | persiflage | play jazz | pleasantry | put on | rag | ragtime | raillery | rally | rallying | razz | rhythm-and-blues | rib | ride | ridicule | roast | rock | rock-and-roll | sport | suite | suite of dances | swing | syncopate | syncopated music | syncopation | tease | the new music | twit

See Also | dance | jazz | trip the light fantastic | trip the light fantastic toe

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