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yive
English
Etymology
From Middle English yiven, from Old English ?iefan, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *geban?, from Proto-Indo-European *g?eb?-e-ti, from *g?eb?- (“to give, move”). Doublet of give, from Old Norse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [j?v]
Verb
yive (third-person singular simple present yives, present participle yiving, simple past yave, past participle yiven)
- (transitive, nonstandard, West Country) To give.
- 1393, John Gower, Confessio Amantis, lines 2129-2130:
- To yive a man so litel thing / It were unworschipe in a king.
- 1393, John Gower, Confessio Amantis, lines 2129-2130:
Anagrams
- Ivey, ivey
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jive
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)
- (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.
- (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)
- 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.
- Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night.
- (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)
- (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
- jive (dance)
Synonyms
- džajv
Further reading
- jive in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
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