jitterbug
Meanings
Noun
- 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.
- Synonym of diddley bow
Verb
- To dance the jitterbug.
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Origin
- jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song Jitter Bug.
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