Jive vs Jivey - What's the difference?
jive | jivey |
(transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
(colloquial) To dance.
A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
Swing, a style of jazz music.
A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
(US, colloquial) Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
African American Vernacular English.
(US)
Having a jive character: thus alternatively lively or bogus
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 15, author=Virginia Heffernan, title=With a Couch Potato’s Style, Private Eye Works the Mall, work=New York Times
, passage=The plaza also allows for sociability with the downstairs neighbor, Simon (Tony Hale), a jivey video store owner whose obsolete livelihood means that he has time on his hands. }}
As a verb jive
is (transitive|intransitive|us|colloquial) to deceive; to be deceptive or jive can be (us).As a noun jive
is a dance style popular in the 1940–50s.As an adjective jivey is
having a jive character: thus alternatively lively or bogus.jive
English
Etymology 1
Unknown. Slang attested in African-American and rural-American culture. Frequently used to imply lying, verbal deception or trickery. Possible historical antecedent: see gyveVerb
(jiv)- Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
- You can dance, you can jive , having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen! (")
Noun
(en noun)- Don’t give me that jive . I know where you were last night.
See also
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Verb
(jiv)Usage notes
"Jive" and "jibe" have been used interchangeably in the U.S. to indicate the concept "to agree or accord." While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of "jive," most sources consider it to be in error. See also jive turkey for related expression. African American Vernacular English English terms with unknown etymologiesjivey
English
Adjective
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