English Explanatory Dictionary

shuck and jive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To tell a misleading story, especially for advantage.

noun

Deceit.

Pronunciation

En-au-shuck and jive.ogg

Word forms

shuck and jive shucks and jives shucking and jiving shucked and jived shuck-and-jive shuck and jives

Etymology

From Afro-American vernacular English.

Related words

cock and bull story

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