jive

1. a lively style of dance popular especially in the 1940s and 1950s, performed to swing music or rock and roll.
2. a form of slang associated with black American jazz musicians.

1. perform the jive or a similar dance to popular music.

   people were jiving in the aisles

2. taunt or sneer at.

   Willy kept jiving him until Jimmy left

3. be in accord; agree.

   her facial expressions did not jive with what she was saying

adjective

deceitful or worthless.

1920s (originally US denoting meaningless or misleading speech): of unknown origin; the later musical sense ‘jazz’ gave rise to ‘dance performed to jazz’ (1940s).