jitterbug

ˈdʒɪtərˌbʌɡ

jitterbuggedjitterbugging

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Definition of jitterbug - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music

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jazz musician or enthusiast

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The club was full of jitterbugs enjoying the music.

jazzman

dance

Dated

lively jazz or swing dance

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They performed the jitterbug at the dance competition.

boogie

jive

swing

emotion

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nervous or jittery person

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He's such a jitterbug before exams.

nervous wreck

worrywart

Verb

intr.

energetic moves

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dance energetically to swing or jazz music

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They jitterbugged all night at the jazz club.

boogie

jive

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Origin of jitterbug

English, jitter (nervousness) + bug (dance)

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jitterbugged

adj.

dance

related to the jitterbug dance

jitterbugging

adj.

dance

related to or involving jitterbug dance

Examples of jitterbug in a sentence

He was a jitterbug who collected rare jazz records.
The jitterbug was popular in the 1940s dance halls.
He learned the jitterbug for the school play.
The jitterbug couldn't sit still during the interview.
As a jitterbug, she always fidgeted in meetings.
Couples jitterbugged at the 1940s-themed party.

He jitterbugged with enthusiasm at the swing dance event.

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French:jazzman, danser le jitterbug, ...
German:Jazzbegeisterter, Jitterbug tanzen, ...
Italian:jazzista, scatenarsi, ...
Spanish:jazzista, bailar, ...
Portuguese:fã de jazz, bailar, ...
Chinese:爵士迷, 跳抖擞舞, ...
Japanese:ジャズファン, ジルバを踊る, ...
Arabic:محب الجاز, رَقَصَ الجِيتَرْبَغْ, ...
Hebrew:רַקְדָּן סְווִינג, לִרְקוֹד גִ'יטֶרְבַּאג, ...
Russian:джазовый фанат, танцевать джиттербаг, ...
Ukrainian:джазовий ентузіаст, танцювати, ...
Hindi:जिटरबग, जिटरबग करना, ...
Bengali:জ্যাজ সঙ্গীতপ্রেমী, নাচা, ...
Catalan:jazzista, ballar swing, ...
Czech:džezman, tančit jitterbug, ...
Danish:jazzentusiast, jitterbugge, ...
Dutch:jazzliefhebber, jitterbuggen, ...
Greek:λάτρης της τζαζ, χορεύω jitterbug, ...
Hungarian:dzsesszrajongó, dzsitterbugot táncolni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលេង ឬអ្នកនិយមតន្ត្រីជាស, រាំជីតធើបក, ...
Korean:재즈광, 지터버그 춤을 추다, ...
Persian:علاقه‌مند به جاز, رقصیدند, ...
Polish:miłośnik jazzu, tańczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):jazzista, dançar, ...
Romanian:pasionat de jazz, a dansa, ...
Swedish:jitterbug, jitterbugga, ...
Thai:คนรักแจ๊ส, เต้น, ...
Turkish:caz meraklısı, jitterbug yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:người yêu nhạc jazz, nhảy, ...

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