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jitterbug

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/

Etymology

From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song “Jitter Bug”.

  1. derived from *buddô✻
  2. derived from budda
  3. derived from budde
  4. derived from *bʰew-✻
  5. derived from *bugja-✻
  6. derived from bugge
  7. compounded as jitterbug — “jitter + bug”

Definitions

  1. A nervous or jittery person.

  2. A jazz musician or aficionado.

  3. An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently…

    An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”).

    2. To dance the jitterbug.

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