JITTERBUG


Meaning of JITTERBUG in English

— jitterbugger , n.

/jit"euhr bug'/ , n. , v. , jitterbugged, jitterbugging .

n.

1. a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular esp. in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.

2. a person who dances the jitterbug.

v.i.

3. to dance the jitterbug.

[ 1930-35, Amer.; JITTER + BUG 1 ]

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