单词 | jitterbug |
释义 | jitterbug From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Dancejitterbugjit‧ter‧bug /ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ $ -ər-/ noun [singular]APDa fast jazz dance popular in the 1940sExamples from the Corpusjitterbug• At the shallow end, with their hair in caps, the girls from Typing did the jitterbug in twos.Origin jitterbug (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 |
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