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jive talk

slang Glib, nonsensical, or fallacious talk. "Jive" originated as African-American vernacular. You quit that jive talk, you hear me? Give me a straightforward answer for once! All the men sat around the table spinning yarns and laying on the jive talk.
See also: jive, talk
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jive talk

n. slang; contemporary fad words. I like to hear jive talk. It’s like trying to work a puzzle.
See also: jive, talk
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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