Synonyms of jives

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminologies
• dialects
• vocabularies
• slangs
• languages
• idioms
• lingoes
• patter
• cants
• patois
• shoptalk
• argots
• jargons
• lingos
• shops
• vernacularisms
• localisms
• parlances
• colloquials
• provincialisms
• speeches
• colloquialisms
• pidgins
• regionalisms
• vernaculars
• slanguages
• bureaucrateses
• technobabbles
• governmenteses
• educationeses
• cyberspeaks
• journaleses
• computereses

jives

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teases
• kids
• jokes
• razzes
• ribs
• roasts
• chaffs
• joshes
• rides
• banters
• rallies
• goofs on
• takes the mickey out of
• quips
• strings along
• jests
• fools
• wisecracks
• funs
• yucks
• jollies
• yuks
• gags
• japes

2

as in jokes

to make jokes

our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• banters
• quips
• kids
• jests
• wisecracks
• yucks
• chaffs
• fools
• ridicules
• jibes
• teases
• yuks
• amuses
• japes
• cracks wise
• funs
• joshes
• jollies
• gags
• ribs
• mocks
• gibes
• satirizes
• jeers
• entertains
• rags
• razzes
• hazes
• lampoons
• parodies
• caricatures
• rallies
• diverts