Jitterbug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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.
  2. a person who dances the jitterbug.
verb (used without object), jit·ter·bugged, jit·ter·bug·ging.
  1. to dance the jitterbug.
noun
  1. a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s
  2. a person who dances the jitterbug
  3. a highly nervous or excitable person
verb -bugs, -bugging or -bugged
  1. to perform such a dance
Jitterbug (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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