In dictionaries:
jive talk
Slangy, rhythmic, playful conversational style.
hand jive
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.
java jive
a song written by Ben Oakland and Milton Drake in 1940 and most famously recorded that year by The Ink Spots, whose recording reached #17 on the U.S. Pop charts and is considered by many to be the definitive version.
jive talkin
jive turkey
Insincere, deceptive person; outdated slang.
jive ass
jive talking
jit jive
Energetic dance associated with jazz.
shuck and jive
(slang, offensive, derogatory) To tell a misleading story, especially for advantage.
Jive Records
(later stylized as JIVE Records) a British-American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zomba Group.
Glossary of jive talk
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
a British novelty pop music act from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
UK Jive
the twenty-third studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1989.
Terminal Jive
the ninth album by the American rock band Sparks and the second recorded with Giorgio Moroder.
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