English Explanatory Dictionary

hand jive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dance associated with the rock and roll and rhythm and blues music of the 1950s, comprising a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps at various parts of the body, following or imitating the percussion instruments.

Word forms

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