shucking and jiving

or shuck and jive

noun

, Slang.

1. misleading or deceptive talk or behavior, as to give a false impression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shucking and jiving¹

First recorded in 1965–70; shuck ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

So my focus ain’t shucking and jiving to be seen by Netflix or HBO — it’s pure comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

“I keep on smilin’ through the worst of times,” he snarls while shucking and jiving monstrously.

From New York Times

“Such comments included remarks to an African American criminal defendant about ‘shucking and jiving,’ making crude references to his anatomy, commenting about ‘chicks’ liking a car and about not spending so much time with his telescope if he had a ’20-year-old smoking hot wife,’ and using profanity in other remarks,” according to a commission statement.

From Los Angeles Times

“Such comments included remarks to an African American criminal defendant about ’shucking and jiving,’ making crude references to his anatomy, commenting about ‘chicks’ liking a car and about not spending so much time with his telescope if he had a ‘20-year-old smoking hot wife,’ and using profanity in other remarks, according to a commission statement.

From Washington Times

“They don’t want somebody in their family standing up on a stage shucking and jiving,” Wormley says.

From Washington Post