释义 |
jitterbugjit‧ter‧bug /ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ $ -ər-/ noun [singular] ![](img/spkr_b.png) jitterbugOrigin: 1900-2000 jitter ‘to move quickly and nervously’ (1900-2000) (from jitters) + bug ‘person with a strong interest in something’ (19-21 centuries); probably invented by the U.S. band leader Cab Calloway - At the shallow end, with their hair in caps, the girls from Typing did the jitterbug in twos.
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