jit·ter·bug (j t  r-b g )n. 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]
n
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 1940ssocial 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
n
(= dance) → Jitterbug m
(inf: = panicky person) → Nervenbündel nt (inf)
vi → Jitterbug tanzen
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