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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Perhaps from Wolof jev 'to say bad things about someone'

jive

2 verb
     
Related topics: Dance
jive2
1 [intransitive]APD to dance a jive
2 [transitive] American English informal to try to make someone believe something that is not true
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