jitterbug

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jitterbug

/ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/

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From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song “Jitter Bug”.

noun jitterbugs

colloquial A nervous or jittery person.
Similar: bundle of nerves
A jazz musician or aficionado.
Similar: jazzbo, jazzman, jazzperson
An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.
Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”).
Similar: diddley bow

Similar: nervous wreck, worrywart

verb jitterbugs · jitterbugging · jitterbugged

To dance the jitterbug.

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Similar: nervous wreck, worrywart

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@misc{jitterbug_2026,
  title = {jitterbug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jitterbug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}