Funky music, fellas! Let's jive!
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Jive
//ˈd͡ʒaɪv//
Synonyms for "jive" (117 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
1 entries- jive noun (dance style popular in the 1940–50s)
Dutch
4 entries- blaasjes wijsmaken verb (be deceptive)
- dansen verb (dance)
- misleiden verb (be deceptive)
- swingen verb (dance)
Finnish
2 entries- hämätä verb (be deceptive)
- tanssia verb (dance)
German
4 entries- Quatsch erzählen verb (be deceptive)
- bequatschen verb (be deceptive)
- swingen verb (dance)
- vormachen verb (be deceptive)
Italian
1 entries- giava verb (dance)
Portuguese
2 entries- engabelar verb (be deceptive)
- engambelar verb (be deceptive)
Spanish
4 entries- bailar verb (dance)
- engañar verb (be deceptive)
- menear el bote verb (dance)
- mentir verb (be deceptive)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
Source: wiktionary
It's the year when all of the white politicians will be back in the so-called Negro community jiving you and me for some votes.
Source: wiktionary
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen!
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