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Word: Jitterbug
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s (originally US): from the verb jitter+ bug
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fast dance popular in the 1940s, performed chiefly to swing music.
Short Definition:fast dance popular in 1940s
Definition:
a nervous person.
Short Definition:nervous person
Word: Jitterbug
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
dance the jitterbug
Short Definition:dance jitterbug
Examples:- we jitterbugged to the catchy rhythms
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