jitterbug

jit·ter·bug

J0044900 (jĭt′ər-bŭg′)n.1. A strenuous dance performed to quick-tempo swing or jazz music and consisting of various two-step patterns embellished with twirls and sometimes acrobatic maneuvers.2. One who performs this dance.intr.v. jit·ter·bugged, jit·ter·bug·ging, jit·ter·bugs To perform this dance.

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[From jitterbug, heavy drinker who suffers from the jitters, from jitter.]

jitterbug

(ˈdʒɪtəˌbʌɡ) n1. (Dancing) a fast jerky American dance, usually to a jazz accompaniment, that was popular in the 1940s2. (Dancing) a person who dances the jitterbug3. a highly nervous or excitable personvb, -bugs, -bugging or -bugged (Dancing) (intr) to perform such a dance

jit•ter•bug

(ˈdʒɪt ərˌbʌg)

n., v. -bugged, -bug•ging. n. 1. a strenuously acrobatic jazz dance marked by standardized steps along with twirls, splits, and somersaults. 2. a person who dances the jitterbug. v.i. 3. to dance the jitterbug. [1930–35] jit′ter•bug`ger, n.

jitterbug

Past participle: jitterbugged
Gerund: jitterbugging

Imperative
jitterbug
jitterbug

Present
I jitterbug
you jitterbug
he/she/it jitterbugs
we jitterbug
you jitterbug
they jitterbug

Preterite
I jitterbugged
you jitterbugged
he/she/it jitterbugged
we jitterbugged
you jitterbugged
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Present Continuous
I am jitterbugging
you are jitterbugging
he/she/it is jitterbugging
we are jitterbugging
you are jitterbugging
they are jitterbugging

Present Perfect
I have jitterbugged
you have jitterbugged
he/she/it has jitterbugged
we have jitterbugged
you have jitterbugged
they have jitterbugged

Past Continuous
I was jitterbugging
you were jitterbugging
he/she/it was jitterbugging
we were jitterbugging
you were jitterbugging
they were jitterbugging

Past Perfect
I had jitterbugged
you had jitterbugged
he/she/it had jitterbugged
we had jitterbugged
you had jitterbugged
they had jitterbugged

Future
I will jitterbug
you will jitterbug
he/she/it will jitterbug
we will jitterbug
you will jitterbug
they will jitterbug

Future Perfect
I will have jitterbugged
you will have jitterbugged
he/she/it will have jitterbugged
we will have jitterbugged
you will have jitterbugged
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Future Continuous
I will be jitterbugging
you will be jitterbugging
he/she/it will be jitterbugging
we will be jitterbugging
you will be jitterbugging
they will be jitterbugging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jitterbugging
you have been jitterbugging
he/she/it has been jitterbugging
we have been jitterbugging
you have been jitterbugging
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jitterbugging
you will have been jitterbugging
he/she/it will have been jitterbugging
we will have been jitterbugging
you will have been jitterbugging
they will have been jitterbugging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jitterbugging
you had been jitterbugging
he/she/it had been jitterbugging
we had been jitterbugging
you had been jitterbugging
they had been jitterbugging

Conditional
I would jitterbug
you would jitterbug
he/she/it would jitterbug
we would jitterbug
you would jitterbug
they would jitterbug

Past Conditional
I would have jitterbugged
you would have jitterbugged
he/she/it would have jitterbugged
we would have jitterbugged
you would have jitterbugged
they would have jitterbugged

jitterbug

A variation on the two-step, it was the link between swing and rock’n’roll. Its distinct style is marked by strenuous movements and occasional acrobatics.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jitterbug - a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940ssocial dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
Verb	1.	jitterbug - do the jitterbugtrip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

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