Definitions for Jitterbug
ˈdʒɪt ərˌbʌgjit·ter·bug

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jitterbugverb

   a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

2. jitterbugverb

   do the jitterbug

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1. jitterbugnoun

   a fast and vigorous American dance that was popular in the 1940s, having few standardized steps and personalized with various twirls, twists, and acrobatic moves; it was performed often to the accompaniment of swing or boogie-woogie tunes.

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1. jitterbugnoun

   A nervous or jittery person.

2. jitterbugnoun

   A jazz musician or aficionado.

3. jitterbugnoun

   An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.

4. jitterbugverb

   To dance the jitterbug.

5. Etymology: From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song Jitter Bug.

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1. Jitterbug

   Jitterbug is a generalized term used to describe swing dancing. It is often synonymous with the lindy hop dance but might include elements of the jive, east coast swing, collegiate shag, charleston, balboa and other swing dances.Swing dancing originated in the African-American communities of New York City in the early 20th century. Many nightclubs had a whites-only or blacks-only policy due to racial segregation, however the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem had a no-discrimination policy which allowed whites and blacks to dance together and it was there that the lindy hop dance flourished, started by dancers such as George Snowden and Frank Manning. The term jitterbug was originally a ridicule used by black patrons to describe whites who started to dance the lindy hop, as they were dancing faster and jumpier than was intended, like "jittering bugs", although it quickly lost its negative connotation as the more erratic version caught on. Both the lindy hop and the "jitterbug" became popular outside Harlem when the dance was featured in Hollywood films and Broadway theatre, starring the performance group Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.

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1. jitterbug

   A jitterbug is a type of energetic dance popular especially in the 1940s, involving a variety of hops, spins, and twirls and often performed to swing or ragtime music. It's also referred to a person who performs this kind of dance. The term ‘jitterbug’ is also used in technology to refer to electronic interference or disruptions in data transmission.

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1. Jitterbug

   The Jitterbug is a kind of dance popularized in the United States in the early twentieth century and is associated with various types of swing dances such as the Lindy Hop, Jive, and East Coast Swing.

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1. • Dance

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How to pronounce Jitterbug?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Jitterbug in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jitterbug in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jitterbug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jitterbug
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Jitterbug
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jitterbug
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitterbug
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Jitterbug
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Jitterbug