JITTERBUG (jitterbugged, jitterbugging)

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Irregular inflected forms: jitterbugged    , jitterbugging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does jitterbug mean? 

• JITTERBUG (noun)
  The noun JITTERBUG has 1 sense:

1. a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

  Familiarity information: JITTERBUG used as a noun is very rare.

• JITTERBUG (verb)
  The verb JITTERBUG has 1 sense:

1. do the jitterbug

  Familiarity information: JITTERBUG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JITTERBUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jitterbug" is a kind of...):

social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)

Derivation:

jitterbug (do the jitterbug)

• JITTERBUG (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Do the jitterbug

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "jitterbug" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue jitterbug

Derivation:

jitterbug (a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s)