Associations to the word «Jitterbug»
Noun
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Wiktionary
JITTERBUG, noun. A nervous or jittery person.
JITTERBUG, noun. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado.
JITTERBUG, noun. (dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
JITTERBUG, noun. Synonym of diddley bow.
JITTERBUG, verb. To dance the jitterbug.
Dictionary definition
JITTERBUG, noun. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s.
JITTERBUG, verb. Do the jitterbug.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.