Was the old jive broad split on the song “An’t no Sunshine”?
What is the jive broad
split?
Why I like to forget this song is so inspirational? However, it lacks everything. I have absolutely no idea about its meaning or even its grammatical structure.
The full context is I’m glad the old jive broad split. From the full OED…
Jive U.S. slang
Used, chiefly by black Americans, in the primary sense ‘not acting correctly’ but with a broad range of connotations (commonly called ‘neglectful’, ‘morally corrupt’, etc.).
s broad is old-time (respectful) slang for a woman, and split is slang for left, went away?
The speaker is glad some particular woman left him (he didn’t think highly of her anyway).
Bill Withers’ 1st B-sides intro to The Infinite Truth can be found here. And he’s full statement
in full. I can say stuff like, “I loved him, I really really loved him.” So his father just left this company. Why did he leave? Men,
given the same situation, usually say something like, ” I’m glad the old jive broad split, man” knowing all the time that it’s really killin’ him inside.
Which slang word is most used? old =
(informal – adj) “Used to express affection for something familiar, or contempt for something. ”
jive = (North American – informal – adj) “Deceitful or worthless.” ”
broad = (North American – informal – noun) “A woman. ”
split = (informal – no object) ” Leave a place, especially suddenly. How
do I hide my feelings after a woman leaves me? That line means:
” I’m glad that old jive broad split” = (disrespectfully) I am glad that worthless woman left
me He ends explaining that he didn’t want to be like that, so he wrote the lyrics, “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone”, to speak honestly
rather than verbally instead.
The sentence is parsed as follows
(The (old, jive) broad) split)
In other words, “broad” – who is “old” and “jive” – “split” Which word is used in the dictionary: Jive adj.
Slang meaning of misleading, phony, or worthless speech.
Former adj. Can we come back any old time? Please don’t give me any excuse.
(Strengthen language) Broad n. in English. Slang Offensive… A woman or girl.
For more about split and other cases, see the story of split and vice versa. Slang… To depart from; leave: a mobster who suddenly split town.
The meaning of the lyrics is that the lyrics are that a woman left, or broke up with, the narrator, and the narrator is referring to the woman in derogatory way out of frustration, regret, a
broken heart, whatever.
