" jive "

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1: Like a whole other language in the 70's-80's. Here is a memorable quote from Airplane.

  * e.g.,  ... Randy : Can I get you something? 

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1: v.:1) to irritate or annoy

  * e.g.,  ... v.:"Quit jivin' me, turkey" 

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2:  2) to throw off someone's style

  * e.g.,  ... n.:"Don't give me that jive" 

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3: n.:1) pointless or deceptive talk/rhetoric

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1: 1) Jazz slang from the 1930s and 40s. The language of swing.

  * e.g.,  ... 1) first chap~ Get off the fence Hortense! Dig those real gone gates! They totally send me! 

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2: Cab Calloway produced some "hepster dictionaries" in the form of free booklets given away with his recordings of the time.

  * e.g.,  ...  second chap~ Sir, are you talking jive to me? 

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3: 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.

  * e.g.,  ... 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. 

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1: v) to be consistent with, match up.

  * e.g.,  ... His pimpin' clothes and his hooptie ride just don't jive.  

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2: n) B.S.

  * e.g.,  ... Don't think I'm going to believe all that jive. 

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1: Colorful form of speaking. Sometimes hard to follow.

  * e.g.,  ... 1> Shit man, that honky mus' be messin' my old lady... Got to be runnin' cold upside down his head. Ya know? 

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1: Marijuana. Slang, obsolete, black sub-culture, dating to at least 1930s.

  * e.g.,  ... "Here Comes The Man With The Jive!" (title of song) 

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1: adv.

  * e.g.,  ... That shit was jive expensive. 

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2: used to emphasize a statement;

  * e.g.,  ... That joint was jive tight. 

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3:  i.e.: very, really, pretty

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1: 70's ebonics, black speech, a deep form of slang slightly easier to understand than this shizzle language. It appears that some honkys in here didn't get the memo.

  * e.g.,  ... Hey, it's all part of the revolution! **combs fro** 

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1: jive can also mean that u agree with something or someone

  * e.g.,  ... Ash: u see that gurl's ugly clothes? 

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1: any specific sort of jargon or language.

  * e.g.,  ... that cat was talking all smart, i didn't understand his scholarly jive.