by thefamoussjeani April 02, 2017
70s slang, synonomous with "chump". Popularized by urban phonics of the 70s. Also a popular name for softball team in Yonkers
by Spladow February 23, 2007
with my fresh jive i'm always keeping it live! still representin hip-hop past the age of 25.
yoson that was some fresh jive.
yoson that was some fresh jive.
by (Anwar ) Plan-A-Emcee May 18, 2005
I could barely walk when I milked a cow, when I was three I pushed a plow, while chopping wood I moved my legs, and I started dancing when I gathered eggs. The whole time laughed, I was only five, I danced and gave birth to the hand jive!
by Gwen Stefani Grrl June 20, 2004
I about shot John after he called me a jive turkey, but it turns out he really only called me a cock sucker.
by eagle777 March 12, 2008
To shuck and jive" originally referred to the intentionally misleading words and actions that African-Americans would employ in order to deceive racist Euro-Americans in power, both during the period of slavery and afterwards. The expression was documented as being in wide usage in the 1920s, but may have originated much earlier.
"Shucking and jiving" was a tactic of both survival and resistance. A slave, for instance, could say eagerly, "Oh, yes, Master," and have no real intention to obey. Or an African-American man could pretend to be working hard at a task he was ordered to do, but might put up this pretense only when under observation. Both would be instances of "doin' the old shuck 'n jive."
It has been adopted into non-Afroamerican speech, with a reference to behavior adopted in order to avoid criticism.
"Shucking and jiving" was a tactic of both survival and resistance. A slave, for instance, could say eagerly, "Oh, yes, Master," and have no real intention to obey. Or an African-American man could pretend to be working hard at a task he was ordered to do, but might put up this pretense only when under observation. Both would be instances of "doin' the old shuck 'n jive."
It has been adopted into non-Afroamerican speech, with a reference to behavior adopted in order to avoid criticism.
by Dr. Mark January 20, 2010
Man, I speak jive. Do you understand it? I've been speaking it for a while, would you like to hear? *gives head*
by onemanlan September 24, 2004