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noun

plural of jive
as in terminologies
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jive
1
as in teases
to make fun of in a good-natured way don't be upset—we're just jiving you

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2
as in jokes
to make jokes our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win

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Recent Examples of jives
Noun
Edmond’s current job as a realtor jives well with her dream of opening a nonprofit group home. — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 Though using public transportation jives with the country’s Swisstainable initiative, which encourages visitors to get around without a car, Gambarogno is a bit harder to navigate as trains only run to Cadenazzo station, necessitating onward travel by bus. — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jives
  1. dialects
  2. teases
  3. jokes
  4. vocabularies
  5. kids
  6. banters
  7. languages
  8. quips
Noun
  • That leaves countless other languages and dialects, even those spoken by tens of millions of people, by the wayside.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • With so many speakers in different places, Spanish has developed ten different main dialects.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialects
Verb
  • Davidson teases that Lawrence will make recurring cameos on the series, suggesting that the tables have now turned between the rivals, as the series is set in the present day and accounts for Lawrence’s own star power.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The special included 27 minutes of content that revealed cinematic and gameplay scenes throughout the fictional Vice City and teases the overall narrative of the game.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of teases
Verb
  • Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Another officer jokes about the details being in a book one day.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of jokes
Noun
  • Yet a 2023 Stanford study said that Pangram was biased against non-native English speakers, who might have more limited vocabularies, and many AI researchers contend that such detectors are unreliable.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese law schools have accordingly placed greater weight on teaching Chinese students to argue using the vocabularies of foreign legal systems.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocabularies
Verb
  • What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of kids
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  • John banters with some reporters, but Carolyn is paralyzed by the flash.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Davidson then casually banters back and forth with Alexa about his preferred nickname.
    — Jaures Yip,Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of banters
Noun
  • From a consideration of apoptosis—the orderly elimination of damaged or unnecessary cells—Solé moves on to failing machines, eroded memories, vanished languages, brittle digital archives, and more.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The village officially launched Humphrey last Tuesday to provide access to information on local services, permits, meetings and events at all hours of the day, in more than 70 languages.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of languages
Verb
  • Trump quips 'only consequential presidents get shot' in wild Cohen sit-down.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Byrd quips, adding that the next generation has emulated her work.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of quips

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“Jives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jives. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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