jitterbug
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/
jitterbug (plural jitterbugs)
- (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person.
- (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado.
- (dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
- Synonym of diddley bow#English|diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”)
- (jazz musician) jazzbo, jazzman, jazzperson
- (nervous or jittery person) bundle of nerves, nervous wreck, worrywart; see also Thesaurus:worrier
jitterbug (jitterbugs, present participle jitterbugging; past and past participle jitterbugged)
- To dance the jitterbug.
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