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ArguingWAristotleTiff
5kAnd they could be jiving too
What? Apparently that's North American slang. I'm unfamiliar with it. It can mean to taunt or sneer, to talk nonsense, or be in accord, agree. I'm not sure what you meant. — S
It is a famous lyric by B.B. King "Nobody loves me but my Mother and she could be jiving too."
When you are being "jived" you are being sold a line of bullshit. -
I like sushi
4.3kWith the assumption that the other person has a loaded gun placed against our temple and possesses the legal obligation to pull the trigger if you say something progressively obscure and/or offensive without at least presenting some vague meaningful reason for doing so.
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