jiving

Verb (1)

jive (third-person singular simple present jives, present participle jiving, simple past and past participle jived)

1. (US, colloquial, intransitive, transitive) To deceive; to be deceptive.
   • Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
2. (colloquial, intransitive) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.
   • You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen!1976, “Dancing Queen”, performed by ABBA
3. (intransitive) To speak in jive (jazz or hipster slang).

Verb (2)

jive (third-person singular simple present jives, present participle jiving, simple past and past participle jived)

1. (US) To jibe: to accord, to agree.

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