Antonyms for jiving

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jahyv

Phonetic Transcription : dʒaɪv

Definition of jiving

Origin : 1928, "to deceive playfully," also "empty, misleading talk" (n.) and "a style of fast, lively jazz and dance music," American English, from Black English, probably of African origin (cf. Wolof jev, jeu "talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner"). Related: Jived; jiving. Used from 1938 for "New York City African-American slang."

As in bluff : noun boast; deceit
As in jest : verb joke
As in joke : verb kid, tease
As in pretend : verb fake, falsify
As in prevaricate : verb deceive; stretch the truth
As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
As in satirize : verb ridicule
As in banter : verb tease
As in tease : verb aggravate, provoke
As in trick : verb fool; play joke on
As in bluff : verb deceive
As in boast : verb brag
As in brag : verb talk boastingly
As in josh : verb joke
As in twit : verb ridicule
As in defraud : verb cheat, bilk
As in delude : verb deceive, fool
As in equivocate : verb avoid an issue
As in fabricate : verb falsify, make up a story
As in fib : verb tell an undetailed lie
As in fool : verb trick, mislead
As in hedge : verb avoid, dodge

Synonyms for jiving

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