jive vs palaver

jive

noun
  • Synonym of bullshit: patent nonsense, transparently deceptive talk. 

  • Swing, a style of jazz music. 

  • A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon. 

  • African-American Vernacular English. 

  • A dance style popular in the 1940–50s. 

verb
  • To jibe, in the sense of to accord, to agree 

  • To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc. 

  • To deceive; to be deceptive. 

palaver

noun
  • Talk intended to deceive. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • A village council meeting. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

How often have the words jive and palaver occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )