different between hepcat vs jive

English

Alternative forms

• hep cat, hep-cat

Etymology

From hep +? cat, from hep (“sophisticated, aware”). Compare cat (“jazz enthusiast”). Attested in the sense of “sophisticated person” from the 1920s.

Noun

hepcat (plural hepcats)

1. (informal, music) A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.
2. (informal, dated, now often humorous) A person associated with the jazz subculture of the 1940s and 1950s.

   Synonym: hepster
3. (informal, dated) A sophisticated person, one who is stylish.

See also

• beatnik
• bebopper
• cool cat

References

Anagrams

• paceth

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a?v/
• Rhymes: -a?v
• Homophone: gyve

Etymology 1

Unknown. Slang attested in African-American and rural American culture. Frequently used to imply lying, verbal deception or trickery. Has a possible historical antecedent in gyve.

Verb

jive (third-person singular simple present jives, present participle jiving, simple past and past participle jived)

1. (transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.

   Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!

   • 1964, Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet":

     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.

2. (intransitive, colloquial) To dance.

   You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen! (ABBA, "Dancing Queen")

Translations

Noun

jive (plural jives)

1. A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
2. Swing, a style of jazz music.
3. A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
4. (US, colloquial) Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.

   Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night.

5. (US, colloquial, often derogatory) African-American Vernacular English.

Translations

See also

• bullshit

Etymology 2

Verb

jive (third-person singular simple present jives, present participle jiving, simple past and past participle jived)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of jibe

Usage notes

• "Jive" and "jibe" have been used interchangeably in the US 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 a related expression.

Czech

Noun

jive m

1. jive (dance)

Synonyms

• džajv

Further reading

• jive in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu