Similar to a hanshake except instead of grabbing the whole hand, the participants grab onto the base of the thumb.

Originates from mid 80's black hip-hop culture but is now an accepted greeting among all brothas

Variations include bending the fingers after release, snapping ones fingers or even a fist pound in some cases.

Since I have a diverse group of friends, I often have to switch from the handshake to the jiveshake.

Jiveshake by pp0525 January 8, 2008

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jive ass bastard

A stupid person, possibly fatherless, who thinks they have style but in reality are lame.

Paul: Hey man you see that guy walking over there wearing that lame hat?

Charles: Yeah, what a jive ass bastard.

jive ass bastard by Prakka Lars March 25, 2009

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Jive-by

The act of briefly dancing up against a stranger as you cross the dance floor in a club.

Tasha was enjoying a dance with a few mates when, unexpected, she was subjected to a jive-by. She got jive-by'd.

Jive-by by RK7 October 4, 2008

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jive sucka

An un-hip loser, closely resembling a square.

Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth: "It's about time. While you were gone, the Globetrotters held a press conference informing everyone that I was a 'jive sucka.'"

Taken from Futurama.

jive sucka by DSkills September 17, 2008

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