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jitterbug

[ jit-er-buhg ]

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)

jitterbugged, jitterbugging.
  1. to dance the jitterbug.

jitterbug

/ ˈɪəˌʌɡ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to perform such a dance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ᾱt·ܲg noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jitterbug1

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; jitter + bug 1
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His cameos as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging across the stage with the self-satisfied air of a country rake, were not just enlivening but renewing, capturing the character in a new idiom.

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It references to Audrey Hepburn and British supermodel Twiggy, and the frenetic editing and jitterbug choreography make it a unique entry in her videography.

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ever its exact journey, the suit spread like wildfire among hep cats who were into jitterbug and swing.

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Valdez conceived El Pachuco as the embodiment of the outrageously stylish young batos he used to spot around town, who spoke a Cantinflas-meets-Raymond-Chandler patois called caló and jitterbugged at clubs from Boyle Heights to Bakersfield.

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In the Tigers’ huddle, coach Norm Stewart’s plan was to disrupt the jitterbug point guard.

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