as in terminologies
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters
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as in jokes
to make jokes
our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win
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Verb
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After bulking up to play a professional footballer in horror movie Him (in theaters next week), Wayans teases his return for Scary Movie 6, the sequel to the horror-parody franchise.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
The video teases the emotional reunion between Noah and Nick after their devastating breakup, questioning whether the couple can survive their final race together after their fast-burning love affair reached a breaking point and screeched to a sudden halt.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My wife jokes about the cat having foiled our murder plot yet again.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Colbert jokes about presidential run after cancellation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off.—
Tayfun Bilsel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The press release doesn't state which languages will be supported at launch.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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First published in 2022, Reminders of Him has sold more than 6 million copies in the United States and has been translated into 45 languages.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Jives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jives. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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