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Noun: jitterbug  'ji-tu(r),búg
  1. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Verb: jitterbug (jitterbugged,jitterbugging)  'ji-tu(r),búg
  1. Do the jitterbug

Derived forms: jitterbugs, jitterbugging, jitterbugged

Type of: dance, social dancing, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

Encyclopedia: Jitterbug