Jitterbug

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  • noun. A strenuous dance performed to quick-tempo swing or jazz music and consisting of various two-step patterns embellished with twirls and sometimes acrobatic maneuvers.
  • noun. One who performs this dance.
  • intransitive verb. To perform this dance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. to do the jitterbug.
  • noun. 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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  • noun. A nervous or jittery person.
  • noun. A jazz musician or aficionado.
  • noun. An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
  • verb. To dance the jitterbug.
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  • noun. a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
  • verb. do the jitterbug
  • Word Usage
    "Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 1 year 3 weeks ago try fishing near docks and structures. the jitterbug is a great bass lure especially at dusk and the trout magnet workes great for bass as well as trout, and carpie"
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