Meaning & use
Jived
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Past tense of "jive"; danced to lively jazz or swing music, or, informally, talked in a deceptive or nonsensical way.
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They jived across the dance floor to the swing band's upbeat tempo.
He jived his way out of trouble, spinning an excuse the boss didn't quite believe.
A note on using this word
"Jive" has two distinct informal senses in American English: a style of swing dancing, and slang for talk that is misleading or empty.
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2. verb
Informal: to tease, kid, or deceive someone with misleading talk.
Stop jiving me and tell me what really happened.
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