ALL meanings of jitterbug
jit·ter·bug
J j - noun jitterbug swing dance style 1
- noun jitterbug a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing. 1
- noun jitterbug a person who dances the jitterbug. 1
- verb without object jitterbug to dance the jitterbug. 1
- noun jitterbug A fast dance popular in the 1940s, performed chiefly to swing music. 1
- noun jitterbug A nervous or jittery person. 0
- noun jitterbug (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado. 0
- noun jitterbug (dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps. 0
- noun jitterbug Synonym of diddley bow. 0
- noun jitterbug a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s 0
- noun jitterbug a person who dances the jitterbug 0
- noun jitterbug a highly nervous or excitable person 0
- verb jitterbug to perform such a dance 0
- noun jitterbug a dance for couples, esp. in the late 1930s and early 1940s, involving fast, acrobatic movements to swing music 0
- noun jitterbug a dancer of the jitterbug 0
- intransitive verb jitterbug to dance the jitterbug 0