as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
don't give me that jive talk about me being your new best friend
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters
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as in to joke
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Recent Examples of jive
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So don’t be the jive turkey that launches a political brawl.
—Mike Vogel, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Season 33 promises to be another unpredictable round of cha-cha-chas, jives, waltzes, foxtrots, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Ready or not, the Dancing With the Stars competitors are jamming, jiving, and foxtrotting in full throttle.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
There was no question that Olympian Ilona and partner Alan would take another shot at the jive after their previous jive performance on Hair Metal night ended with Ilona in tears.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
So don’t be the jive turkey that launches a political brawl.
—Mike Vogel, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
While Carrie Ann noted that Chandler had the hardest season of all the contestants, their jive earned raves across the board and nabbed them yet another perfect score of 30.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Season 33 promises to be another unpredictable round of cha-cha-chas, jives, waltzes, foxtrots, and more.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Verb
And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Ready or not, the Dancing With the Stars competitors are jamming, jiving, and foxtrotting in full throttle.
—Calie Schepp, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jive
Adjective
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Two more were plated on a sacrifice fly from Edman and an off-the-wall double from Smith.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the fifth, Bregman hit another two-run double, scoring Rafaela and Devers, to give the Red Sox a 4-1 lead.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Actors had to wear about 50 pounds of tactical gear during shoots, carry each other for two miles on stretchers and master radio etiquette, weapons handling, and military terminology.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Through their own initiatives, these activists have secured equal pay for Paralympic athletes and changed discriminatory terminology in Major League Baseball.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fans of the finger food, made with a tortilla-crumb breading, can look forward to having it year-round, as Taco Bell teased plans to make nuggets part of the permanent menu by 2026.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The trailer also teases a subplot involving a pregnancy between Sue Storm and Reed Richards, possibly hinting at the birth of their son, Franklin Richards, a character with universe-altering powers in Marvel lore.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Whalen video used audio of Hemphill joking about the possibility of activists getting arrested for removing the Pride flag.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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OpenAI’s user community has long joked about its strange or confusing AI model names.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Expect more fake eggs made of colored marshmallows or even potatoes on this year’s Easter spread With egg prices stubbornly high, the internet has offered up a host of alternatives, with crafters painting rocks and influencers dyeing everything from marshmallows to potatoes.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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This dog sofa features furniture-quality construction, with fake leather upholstery, memory foam internal padding and legs to hold it off the floor.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Coogler wanted to ensure that neither of those characters would turn into caricatures, and had Jordan work with a dialect coach to aid in that and even asked twin filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller to consult on the film, helping him on the screenplay too.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, African languages and dialects are underrepresented due to a lack of data and there are often biases in training data, such as facial recognition systems that struggle with darker skin tones.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And neither Bibb, Le Bon nor Gries were kidding, as there wasn’t just one death, but five.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Who are Manager Brandon Hyde and General Manager Mike Elias kidding here?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
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For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Jive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jive. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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