picador is correct. I've always known the word jibe to have the meaning 'to agree or be consistent', as in "his appearance doesn't jibe with his claim to be a prominent lawyer". I think jive is used that way by people who don't know any better. They know the word jive already and think they're hearing the same word used a different way. Urban Dictionary is reflecting what people are saying lately, not proper English.
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