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hand jive

hand jive noun: a dance associated with the rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s, comprising a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following or imitating the percussion instruments.

Noun

hand jive (plural hand jives)

  1. A dance associated with the rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s, comprising a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following or imitating the percussion instruments.

Forms of hand jive

pluralhand jives

Questions about hand jive

What does hand jive mean?
Hand jive means a dance associated with the rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s, comprising a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following or imitating the percussion instruments.
What part of speech is hand jive?
Hand jive is a noun.
What is the plural of hand jive?
The plural of hand jive is hand jives.

Words near hand jive in the dictionary

  1. hand in one's dinner pail
  2. hand in the cookie jar
  3. hand it out
  4. hand it to
  5. hand it to someone
  6. hand jive
  7. hand jives
  8. hand job
  9. hand jobs
  10. hand knit
  11. hand knits

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