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jitterbug

3 syllables · also jitterbugged, jitterbugging
nounverb
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As a noun, jitterbug means a nervous or jittery person. As a verb, it means dance the jitterbug.

Meanings of jitterbug

5 meanings

noun

  1. colloquialA nervous or jittery person.

  2. jazzA jazz musician or aficionado.

  3. danceAn uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.

  4. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

Synonym of diddley bow ("type of stringed instrument")

verb

  1. To dance the jitterbug.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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