jitterbug: Meaning and Definition of

jit•ter•bug

Pronunciation: ( jit'ur-bug"), [key]

— n., v., -bugged, -bug•ging.

—n.

a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular esp. in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
a person who dances the jitterbug.

—v.i.

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