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Jive-by
The act of briefly dancing up against a stranger as you cross the dance floor in a club.

Tasha was enjoying a dance with a few mates when, unexpected, she was subjected to a jive-by. She got jive-by'd.
By Sela
No Jive
Another way to say no lie, or to say that you are not kidding.

Austin: "Hey, Teddy did John seriously get in a fight?"
Teddy: "Yea man, no jive. But it was with a girl."
By Cordula
Jive
Like a whole other language in the 70's-80's. Here is a memorable quote from Airplane.

Randy : Can I get you something?
Second Jive Dude : 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me!
Randy : I'm sorry, I don't understand.
First Jive Dude : Cutty say 'e can't HANG!
Jive Lady : Oh stewardess! I speak jive.
Randy : Oh, good.
Jive Lady : He said that he's in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him.
Randy : All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as soon as I can with some medicine?
Jive Lady : Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side.
Second Jive Dude : What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!
Jive Lady : Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!
First Jive Dude : Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!
Jive Lady : Jive dude don't got no brains anyhow! Hmmph!
By Fleur
Jiving
To act foolish, to joke around or act in a random nature

shorter versions- jivin & jivin'

"you straight jiving, get over it homie"

"Whats up jive turkey, you straight jiving?"

"I be jiving all day!"
By Daryl
Jive
v.:1) to irritate or annoy
2) to throw off someone's style
n.:1) pointless or deceptive talk/rhetoric

v.:"Quit jivin' me, turkey"
n.:"Don't give me that jive"
By Nissie
Jive
1) Jazz slang from the 1930s and 40s. The language of swing.
Cab Calloway produced some "hepster dictionaries" in the form of free booklets given away with his recordings of the time.

2)A partner dance from the 1950s based upon a 6-count pattern. A rather simplistic descendent of the more complex and exciting Lindy Hop. Danced to rockabilly, early rhythm 'n' blues, rock 'n' roll and sometimes swing, although Lindy is the preferred dance.

1) first chap~ Get off the fence Hortense! Dig those real gone gates! They totally send me!
second chap~ Sir, are you talking jive to me?

2)I'm knackered, I was jiving all night at the club. The Lindy Hoppers weren't too impressed though as they didn't play much swing.
By Orelle
Jived
Severely damaged. Reduced to a state of collapse. Ruined.

Our traffic figures were good until the website got jived.

We ignored our customers, it nearly jived our whole business.

It used to work but it's jived now.

Can we fix it? No it's jived.
By Guillema
Jive
v) to be consistent with, match up.
n) B.S.

His pimpin' clothes and his hooptie ride just don't jive.

Don't think I'm going to believe all that jive.
By Philippe
Jive
Colorful form of speaking. Sometimes hard to follow.

1> Shit man, that honky mus' be messin' my old lady... Got to be runnin' cold upside down his head. Ya know?
2> Hey home, I can dig it. You know he ain't gonna lay no mo' big rap up on you man.
1> I say hey sky, s'other s'ay I wan say? Pray to J I get the same ol' same ol'.
2> Eh. Yo know yourself a pro slick, gray matter live performas down now take TCB'in man.
1> Hey, you know what they say... See a broad, to get that booty, yak 'em, leg 'er down 'n smack 'em yak 'em.
2> Cold got to be! You know? Sheeiiiiiiiit.
By Renate
Jive
Adjective: ridiculous, superfluous, unnecessary, or foolish.

Generally a description paired with turkey, but any combination is acceptable.

Why you gotta be trippin'? Jive white ass turkey.
By Blondelle