Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand jive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: hand jive
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

hand jives (plural)

Questions

What does hand jive mean?: 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.

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