Word "JIVE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Synonyms:
swing, swing music

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
dance to jive music; dance the jive

Crossword Clues for JIVE

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Dance energetically The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Mar 2026
Malarkey New York Times 26 Feb 2026
___ Talkin', a hit in 1975 for the Bee Gees (4)
Jazz or swing music (4)
Lively jazz The Telegraph Quick 10 Jul 2025
"___ Talkin'" (1975 hit for the Bee Gees)
Misleading conversation in US dance The Telegraph Toughie 14 May 2025
Rock'n'roll dance
Rock and roll dance
Lively dance style of the 1940s and 1950s (4) The Guardian Speedy 16 Mar 2025
1950s dance The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Mar 2025
____ Talkin', Bee Gees song The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Feb 2025
Deceptive talk Thomas Joseph 04 Feb 2025
Swing music LA Times Daily 05 Jan 2025
Dance craze of the Fifties (4)
"Jump, _ an' Wail"
Jack, I have to dance (4)
A style of jazz
Lively dance style
Starts to jitterbug in very erotic dance (4)
____ Talkin', song featured in Saturday Night Fever The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 28 Jul 2024
"___ at Five," Count Basie tune New York Times 30 May 2024
1950s dance style (4)
Dance Bobby Brazier did to Wake Me Up in Blackpool on Strictly in 2023 (4)
Fifties dance (4)
Fifties dance The Telegraph Quick 29 Dec 2023
Deceptive talk Newsday 17 Dec 2023
I've followed the origin of jazz for a hectic dance .... (4)
Starts to jump in very energetic dance The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Oct 2023
Fast-paced US dance The Times Concise 30 Aug 2023
Foolish talk LA Times Daily 11 Apr 2023
Jazz style Eugene Sheffer 10 Apr 2023
“Jumpin’ ___” (Cab Calloway dance classic) New York Times 24 Oct 2022
'Jumpin' ___' (Cab Calloway dance classic) New York Times 24 Oct 2022
Judge introducing this writer’s form of jazz The Times Cryptic 10 Oct 2022
Swing music Wall Street Journal 26 Sep 2022
Lively style of jazz The Times Concise 22 Jul 2022
Deceptive talk Thomas Joseph 14 Jul 2022
"__ Talkin'": Bee Gees #1 hit LA Times Daily 21 Feb 2022
'__ Talkin'': Bee Gees #1 hit
Jack and I have a dance The Times Cryptic 25 Jan 2022
Dance judge's 6 knocked back last couple
Dance judge's 6 knocked back last couple The Guardian Quiptic 20 Dec 2021
Dance most of jig in front of empty venue The Telegraph Toughie 20 Oct 2021
Jazz dance The Telegraph Quick 19 Jun 2021
'___ Talkin',' #1 hit for the Bee Gees New York Times 31 May 2021
Leaders of junta initiated violent extremes
Jupiter's lost love for one dance The Telegraph Toughie 30 Mar 2021
Lively dance The Telegraph Quick 10 Feb 2021
Malarkey New York Times 23 Dec 2020
Mumbo jumbo Newsday 29 Oct 2020
Jack left out from stirring American dance The Telegraph Toughie 14 Oct 2020
Jazz jargon Eugene Sheffer 07 Jul 2020
Cab Calloway specialty Wall Street Journal 18 Jun 2020
Lie to judge? One has
___ turkey
Dance judge that is introducing a Latin number
About four, I, in France, dance The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Mar 2020
Nonsense
Nonsense LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2019
Leading characters in jury's indecisive verdict expelled
Jazz style Eugene Sheffer 05 Aug 2019
Don't you believe it! New York Times 12 Jun 2019
Meaningless talk Newsday 17 Apr 2019
Judge the writer's style of music The Telegraph Toughie 12 Apr 2019
Baloney Newsday 22 Feb 2019
Don't you believe it!
Jazz jargon USA Today 14 Dec 2018
Trash talk Newsday 25 Oct 2018
Nonsense talk New York Times 28 Aug 2018
Banter LA Times Daily 10 Jun 2018
Banter
There may be talk after this Fifties dance The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Mar 2018
Regularly join topless female in 7
Jazz jargon
Nonsense talk
Banter
Phony talk New York Times 23 Nov 2017
Jazzman's jargon USA Today 20 Oct 2017
Deceptive talk, so to speak Newsday 04 Oct 2017
Trash talk (also, a fast-paced dance form)
Popular dancing style (rhymes with "hive")
What Barbara Billingsley spoke in 'Airplane!'
Jazz player's jargon USA Today 26 Apr 2017
Nonsense Wall Street Journal 27 Mar 2017
Meaningless talk, slangily USA Today 10 Mar 2017
Malarkey Newsday 07 Jan 2017
Nonsense
Jazz player's jargon
What Barbara Billingsley spoke in "Airplane!"
Jazzman's jargon
On first of January, the writer has to dance The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jan 2017
Meaningless talk, slangily
Phony talk
Nonsense talk, whose circled letter is the start of what might be done with items in the four longest puzzle answers LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2016
Jazzy dance The Telegraph Quick 28 Oct 2016
Blather
Mumbo jumbo
Balderdash LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2016
Balderdash
Musical style from Japan that is about volume
Jazzy jargon LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2015
Lively style of jazz music
Glib talk Newsday 30 May 2015
Baloney LA Times Daily 15 Feb 2015
Jazz talk Thomas Joseph 12 Jan 2015
Fiji veterans taking part in dance
Glib talk
Baloney
Hepcat's lingo
Jazz jargon
Jazzy jargon
Steps lead to jet setter's
Nonsense
Baloney
Tease, in slang
Hipsters' talk
Hepcat's talk
Nonsense
Baloney
Hepcat talk
Nonsensical talk
Deceptive talk
Hipster-ese
"___ Talkin'" (Bee Gees hit)
Nonsensical talk
Jazz genre
Word with talk or turkey
"___ Talkin'" (Bee Gees #1 hit)
Baloney
Deceptive talk
Trash talk
Malarkey
Cat's tongue?
Subtitled "language" in Airplane!
Jazz jargon
Insincere talk
Talk from the hip
Meaningless talk, in slang
Bee Gees hit: "___ Talkin'"
Deceptive talk, in slang
Jazzy jargon
"___ Talkin'" (Bee Gees hit)
Jazz jargon
Meaningless talk, slangily
Baloney
Jazz jargon
Hepcat's jargon
Jazz jargon
Hipster's jargon
Hepcat's jargon
Baloney
Hipster's jargon
Hipster talk
Mumbo jumbo
Tease, in slang
Hepcat's jargon
Jazzy talk
Double-talk
Swing music
Fast-paced dance
Louis Prima's "Jump, ___ an' Wail"
Meaningless talk
Jazzy talk
Hepcat's talk
Swing music
Thirties jazz
Jazz lingo
Glib speech
Hepcat talk
Talk of swingers
What Barbara Billingsley spoke in "Airplane!"
"___ Talkin'" (Bee Gees #1 hit of 1975)
Jazzman's jargon
Phony-baloney
Jazz lingo
Hipster's lingo
Hipster's jargon
Deceptive talk
Tease, slangily
Nonsense talk
See 24-Down
Deceptive talk
Nonsensical talk
Claptrap
Glib talk
Swing
Talk nonsense
Swing
Claptrap
Swing
Gibberish
R. Kelly's record label
Claptrap
Music form
Hipster's lingo
Talk nonsense
Jazz jargon
Meaningless talk, in slang
Kid
Swing music
Meaningless talk, in slang
Fast talk
Meaningless talk, in slang
Jazzy jargon
Jack and I have a dance
Swing music
Tease, the cool way
Jazzy jargon
Hepcat's jargon
Hipster talk
Jazz genre
Big Band music
Meaningless talk, in slang
Tease
Hip talk
Jazzy jargon
Jargon of jazz
Jazz talk
Barbara Billingsley spoke it, in "Airplane!"
Swing's kin
Early jazz
Jazzy talk
Jazz lingo
Jazz
Foolin'
Flimflam
Glib patter
Swing music
Foolish talk: Slang
Early jazz
Hipster's patter
Kid
Jazzman's jargon
Kind of music
Swing
Hot music
Relative of rock 'n' roll
Jitterbug.
"Dancing With the Stars" dance
Type of music.
Modern jargon.
Lingo of swing.
Music of a sort.
Jazz jargon.
Swing music.
Dog's tongue?
The talk of swing enthusiasts.
Type of talk: Slang.
Jargon of jazz.
Swing music: Slang.
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