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Jive and Swing

Jive

Jive noun - A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.

Swing is a synonym for jive in style of music topic. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead a noun "Jive", when it comes to topics like moving feet and body to music.

Nearby Word: jiving

Swing

Swing noun - A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.

Jive is a synonym for swing in rock topic. You can use "Jive" instead a noun "Swing", if it concerns topics such as waltz.

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Ancient Rome The "jive-jumping" part referred to his anachronistic playing of 40s-era jazz/swing music on his "gobble pipe" (saxophone).
    Source: Ancient Rome
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