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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

jitterbug

· IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/
01 n. a fast and vigorous American dance that was popular in the 1940s, having few standardized steps and personalized with various twirls, twist…
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    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.
02 v. i. to do the jitterbug.
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    to do the jitterbug.