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jitterbug
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jit·ter·bug  (jtr-bg)
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
Noun
a fast jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Verb
[-bugging, -bugged]
to dance the jitterbug
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jitterbugjitterbug - a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
Verb1.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"


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