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Jitterbug

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Noun

1. jitterbug

a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

Verb

2. jitterbug

do the jitterbug

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jitterbug

see synonyms of 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
4. (intransitive)
to perform such a dance

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Jitterbug

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noun
1. 
a dance for couples, esp. in the late 1930s and early 1940s, involving fast, acrobatic movements to swing music
2. 
a dancer of the jitterbug
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjitterˌbugged or ˈjitterˌbugging
3. 
to dance the jitterbug

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jitterbug

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n.
1. A strenuous dance performed to quick-tempo swing or jazz music and consisting of various two-step patterns embellished with twirls and sometimes acrobatic maneuvers.
2. One who performs this dance.
intr.v. jit·ter·bugged, jit·ter·bug·ging, jit·ter·bugs
To perform this dance.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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