jitterbug
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song Jitter Bug.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/
Noun [edit]
jitterbug (plural jitterbugs)
- A nervous or jittery person.
- A jazz musician or aficionado.
- An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
Verb [edit]
jitterbug (third-person singular simple present jitterbugs, present participle jitterbugging, simple past and past participle jitterbugged)
- To dance the jitterbug.
