shuckin' and jivin'

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CTL-W-0224 · Work · 1970s

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Combined Graph record U-00625 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0224. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Oxford Languages entry via bab.la (fetched in full), 'shuck and jive': '(US informal) (especially in African American usage) behave deceptively, evasively, or in a joking or foolish manner.' Stored meaning 'evasive clowning to deflect' matches in substance; stored era_note 'older minstrel-era roots' consistent.

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Oxford Languages entry via bab.la (fetched in full), 'shuck and jive': '(US informal) (especially in African American usage) behave deceptively, evasively, or in a joking or foolish manner.' Stored meaning 'evasive clowning to deflect' matches in substance; stored era_note 'older minstrel-era roots' consistent.

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https://en.bab.la/dictionary/english/jive (verification source · master store)

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Oxford Languages entry via bab.la (fetched in full), 'shuck and jive': '(US informal) (especially in African American usage) behave deceptively, evasively, or in a joking or foolish manner.' Stored meaning 'evasive clowning to deflect' matches in substance; stored era_note 'older minstrel-era roots' consistent.

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