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jibe / jive — Jibe means to make sense, to fit, match : The figures you gave me don t jibe; you need to add them up again. Jive is a slang word that refers to a glib, deceptive, nonsensical way of speaking or cool jazz: May, stop talking that jive and… … Confused words
jive — {{11}}jive (adj.) not acting right, 1969, U.S. black English, from jive (n.) (see JIVE (Cf. jive) (1)). Extended form jive ass (1964, adj.; 1969, n.) is defined in OED as A word of fluid meaning and application. {{12}}jive (v.1) 1928, to deceive… … Etymology dictionary
jive — 1. verb /ˈdʒaɪv/ a) To speak using a jibe or interconnected jibes. Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night! b) To deceive; to be deceptive. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that… … Wiktionary
jive — I. n 1. deceitful or pretentious talk or behaviour, nonsense. See also jive talk 2. a style of fast dancing to accompany swing music or rock n roll Both senses of the term originate in black American slang of unknown etymology (it may be from… … Contemporary slang
jibe — v agree, concur, be in accord, be in harmony, harmonize; go together, Sl. jive, fit together, mesh; correspond, match, coincide, be synchronized … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… … Wikipedia
ridicule — Synonyms and related words: airs, arrogance, badinage, banter, barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, be disrespectful, be merry with, be overfamiliar with, brashness, brassiness, brazenfacedness, brazenness, burlesque, care nothing for,… … Moby Thesaurus
twit — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, accuse, allege, anthem, arraign, article, ass, back answer, badinage, ballad, banter, barrack, berate, blame, blockhead, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, cackle, cajole, call, carol … Moby Thesaurus
Hey Hey It's Saturday — This article is about the Australian television series. For the British series of the same name, see Hey, Hey, it s Saturday! (United Kingdom). Hey Hey It s Saturday Current Hey Hey It s Saturday logo. Genre … Wikipedia
Glenn Miller discography — Glenn Miller discography Major Glenn Miller Releases In addition to leading bands and playing the trombone, Glenn Miller composed music or lyrics to a number of songs. These and others were recorded by Miller with his pre war civilian bands… … Wikipedia
