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JITTERBUG
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Irregular inflected forms: jitterbugged , jitterbugging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jitterbug" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Derivation:
jitterbug (do the jitterbug)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Do the jitterbug
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "jitterbug" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue jitterbug
Derivation:
jitterbug (a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s)
