jive[verb]Synonyms: banter, fun, jest, joke, jolly, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. jive1 /dʒaɪv/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] a very fast dance, popular especially in the 1930s and 1940s, performed to fast
jazz music
2. [uncountable] American English informal statements that you do not believe are true:
Don’t give me any of that jive! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. jive2 verb[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: Perhaps from Wolof jev 'to say bad things about someone']
1. [intransitive] to dance a jive
2. [transitive] American English informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲