Jitterbug (dance move)

jit·ter·bug (j

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1. A strenuous dance performed to quick-tempo swing or jazz music and consisting of various two-step patterns embellished with twirls and sometimes acrobatic maneuvers.

2. One who performs this dance.

intr.v. jit·ter·bugged, jit·ter·bug·ging, jit·ter·bugs

To perform this dance.

[From jitterbug, heavy drinker who suffers from the jitters, from jitter.]

jitterbug [ˈdʒɪtəˌbʌg]

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s

2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a person who dances the jitterbug

3. a highly nervous or excitable person

vb -bugs, -bugging, -bugged

(Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to perform such a dance

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	jitterbug - a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
Verb	1.	jitterbug - do the jitterbug trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

Translations

jitterbug

(= dance) → Jitterbug m

(inf: = panicky person) → Nervenbündel nt (inf)

vi → Jitterbug tanzen

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