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jitterbug
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jitterbug has 1 sense
- jitterbug(n = noun.act) - a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s; is a kind of social dancing
Derived form verb jitterbug1
Verb jitterbug has 1 sense
- jitterbug(v = verb.motion) - do the jitterbug; is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
Derived form noun jitterbug1
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue jitterbug
CIDE DICTIONARY
jitterbug, n.
a fast and vigorous American dance that was popular in the 1940s, having few standardized steps and personalized with various twirls, twists, and acrobatic moves; it was performed often to the accompaniment of swing or boogie-woogie tunes. [WordNet 1.5]
jitterbug, v. i.
to do the jitterbug. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jitterbug, n. & v.
--n.
1 a nervous person.
2 hist. a a fast popular dance. b a person fond of dancing this.
--v.intr. (-bugged, -bugging)
--n.
1 a nervous person.
2 hist. a a fast popular dance. b a person fond of dancing this.
--v.intr. (-bugged, -bugging)
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