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Definition 2024


jitterbug

jitterbug

English

Noun

jitterbug (plural jitterbugs)

  1. A nervous or jittery person.
  2. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado.
  3. (dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
  4. Synonym of diddley bow

Verb

jitterbug (third-person singular simple present jitterbugs, present participle jitterbugging, simple past and past participle jitterbugged)

  1. To dance the jitterbug.

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