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Jitterbug

//ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nervous or jittery person. colloquial
  2. 2
    a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s wordnet
  3. 3
    A jazz musician or aficionado.
  4. 4
    An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
  5. 5
    Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”).
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance the jitterbug.
  2. 2
    do the jitterbug wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song “Jitter Bug”.

Etymology 2

From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song “Jitter Bug”.

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