- a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
- a person who dances the jitterbug.
- to dance the jitterbug.
- a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s
- a person who dances the jitterbug
- a highly nervous or excitable person
- to perform such a dance