as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
don't give me that jive talk about me being your new best friend
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as in terminology
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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as in to joke
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Recent Examples of jive
Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Kudos, too, to music director David Lamoureux, who keeps the jumpin’ jive alive even as the doomed characters start to turn on, drop out and drop dead.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
As foreign service officers jockey and jive for influence, power, and a sense of significance, minorities, deprived of institutional support, are falling out of the ranks, victim to gaslighting and other adversities.
—Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
More than 50 dancers swarmed the streets jumping, jiving, and shimmying as Shug pulled into town.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
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Adjective
Waiters hustled back and forth with foaming bottles of beer, diners abandoned their pasta con le sarde to jive in the narrow alley with passersby, and the greengrocer nodded with the beat while weighing out half a kilo of artichokes for an older gentleman.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Kudos, too, to music director David Lamoureux, who keeps the jumpin’ jive alive even as the doomed characters start to turn on, drop out and drop dead.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 June 2024
Noun
If chlorine pools and water parks aren't your jive, there are plenty of swimming holes around Arizona that are begging to be explored.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
As foreign service officers jockey and jive for influence, power, and a sense of significance, minorities, deprived of institutional support, are falling out of the ranks, victim to gaslighting and other adversities.
—Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Verb
Virgo Virgo is another earth sign Aquarius may not jive with.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
More than 50 dancers swarmed the streets jumping, jiving, and shimmying as Shug pulled into town.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
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Here’s who reimagined the character as a clever but underestimated woman Sept. 5, 2024 Bates has particularly relished the opportunity to play the double life of her character, who is constantly three steps ahead of those around her.Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Levinson family Levinson, who lives in Mantua, N.J,, is cancer-free after a year of treatment that included chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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About 70% of big businesses that have AI training focus on teaching concepts and terminology, according to Mercer’s data.Catherine McGrath, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a terminology detail: an AI accelerator can be a physical chip, like a GPU or an ASIC.John Werner, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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For example, major music festivals keep fans engaged by leveraging social media and email campaigns to tease future lineups, share behind-the-scenes content, and host exclusive giveaways leading up to the event.Blake Patterson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Courtesy of Google At last year’s Google I/O, Google teased smart glasses that could caption real-world conversations, a feature that's helpful for people with hearing loss.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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As for Trump’s plans for mass deportations, Rock joked about how the Menendez brothers’ potential release may be ill-timed.William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
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Frank Costa, a digital creator, on Thursday joked that Mangione would be a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, a reality show beloved by many within the gay community.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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The claim: Image shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect’s fake ID A Dec. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of what at first glance appears to be a Hawaii driver’s license with a photo of the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The porch is covered in fake roses, from its pillars to ceiling to gable, where Cantabrana places a small Guadalupe statue in its apex.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jones and Brody learned Hungarian and worked with a dialect coach for the movie.Carole Horst, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Turns out, dat good ole dialect is a put-on: James speaks like a professor.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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This might mean developing a detailed operations manual or even cloning yourself (just kidding, but hiring a great team is almost the same thing).Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Read: Israel and Hamas are kidding themselves By contrast, the Israeli military and public were eager to end the war with Hezbollah, especially on advantageous terms.Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.Emily Holgate, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2024
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Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.Scott LaFee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Jive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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