jitterbug

/ˌdʒɪdərˈbʌg/
/ˈdʒɪtəbəg/
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Other forms: jitterbugging; jitterbugs; jitterbugged

Definitions of jitterbug
  1. noun
    a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
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    type of:
    social dancing
    dancing as part of a social occasion
  2. verb
    do the jitterbug
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    type of:
    dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
    move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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