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Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.
The hipster subculture adopted the lifestyle of the jazz musician, including some or all of the following features: Conk hairstyles, loose fitting or oversize suits with loud colors, jive talk slang, use of tobacco, cannabis, and other recreational drugs, relaxed attitude, love for Jazz or Jump blues music, and styles of swing dancing ...
To the players of swing music in the 1930s and 1940s, jive was an expression denoting glib or foolish talk. [2] American soldiers brought Lindy Hop/jitterbug to Europe around 1940, where this dance swiftly found a following among the young. In the United States, "swing" became the most common word for the dance, and the term "jive" was adopted ...
Hey you know there's a lot of talk going around about this hip and hep jive. Lots of people are going around saying "hip." Lots of squares are coming out with "hep." Well the hipster is here to inform you what the jive is all about. The jive is hip, don't say hep That's a slip of the lip, let me give you a tip
What is shaping up to be one of the biggest IPO weeks in years is off to a strong start. Jive Software (NAS: JIVE) was originally looking to price its debut between $8 and $10 a share. Healthy ...
Jive talk, an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem Jive (software) , a commercial Java EE-based Enterprise 2.0 collaboration and knowledge management tool JIVE, an alias for American singer-songwriter Jive Jones
Yes, Beyoncé will be here tonight. I hope she’ll be. I can’t make her do anything. I’m just saying, I hope — if she doesn’t show up, we will just edit this out. It’s not live.
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...