What is another word for jives ?

Plural for the jargon of a profession or social group

monologs^US

monologues^UK

slanguage street talk

dialogues^UK

vocalizings^US

dialogs^US

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Noun

Plural for nonsense, rot

unintelligible language

improvisational music

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

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Noun

Plural for cheat

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

phonies^US

phoneys^UK

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Noun

Plural for a drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, Cannabis (drug)

gauges^UK

gages^US

gauge^UK

gage^US

fiber^US

fibre^UK

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Noun

Plural for a dance to pop music

Noun

Plural for excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour

Noun

Plural for empty talk

Noun

Plural for the expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people

dialogues^UK

dialogs^US

Noun

Plural for rumour, gossip, or speculation

talks

gossip

hearsay

rumor^US

rumour^UK

Noun

Plural for a false front or fake act

Noun

Plural for sly or cunning intelligence

Noun

Plural for the action or process of manufacturing or inventing something

terminological inexactitudes

rumor^US

rumour^UK

artefacts^UK

artifacts^US

pork pies

cock-and-bull stories

Noun

Plural for the action of evading something

Noun

Plural for something done or said to amuse people

Noun

Plural for a misleading account, or the act of giving one

Noun

Plural for a reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense

Verb

makes someone a laughing stock

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

takes the mickey out of

takes the piss out of

makes a monkey out of

plays a practical joke

has someone on

pulls someone's chain

makes a game of

makes a laughing-stock

makes a monkey out of someone

shucks someone

puts someone on

rots someone

messes someone around

criticizes^US

yanks somebody's chain

criticises^UK

turns your nose up at

makes cutting remarks about

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

treats contemptuously

gives someone a hard time

does an impression of

turns up your nose at

gets on the nerves of

symbolizes^US

symbolises^UK

gives the Bronx cheer to

considers beneath you

considers beneath one

shouts disapproval at

treats disrespectfully

dishonors^US

gives someone the cold-shoulder

dishonours^UK

hurts someone's feelings

performs

personates

does an impersonation of

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Verb

pulls the wool over somebody's eyes

To dance, typically by prominently moving one's derriere

Verb

To express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

beats around the bush

gives a false colour to

speaks with forked tongue

forswears yourself

creates fiction

tells a terminological inexactitude

tells a lie

tells a little white lie

tells stories

makes up a story

tells untruths

departs from the truth

balks^US

baulks^UK

uses delaying tactics

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

plays it close to the vest

beats about the bush about

avoids committing oneself

avoids making a decision

dances around an issue

passes over

overlooks

detours

kicks the can down the road

worms one's way out of

goes over to the other side

gives someone the slip

slips through the net of

malingers

slips

gives someone a wide berth

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Verb

leads one down the garden path

To deceive into believing something which is false

leads up the garden path

plays trick on

pulls a fast one on

pulls a swifty on

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

leads up garden path

pulls the wool over one's eyes

pulls the wool over somebody's eyes

victimizes^US

victimises^UK

gives someone a bum steer

gives the wrong impression

puts on the wrong track

takes someone for a ride

puts up smoke screen

gives wrong information to

sends on a wild goose chase

sells a bill of goods to

pulls fast one

does someone in the eye

takes to the cleaner's

does out of

stitches up

takes to the cleaners

puts one over on someone

sells a bill of goods

pulls a fast one on someone

sells someone down the river

worms one's way out of

slips out

beats around the bush

pulls something funny

penalises^UK

fines

punishes

baulks^UK

penalizes^US

balks^US

leads somebody down the garden path

leads down the garden path

plays a practical joke on

bleeds someone of something

twists around your little finger

sucks the life out of

falls short of expectations

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

exploits a loophole in

patronises^UK

plays someone for a sucker

patronizes^US

uses for one's own ends

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Verb

To make a false show or pretence of

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