"jitterbug" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jitterbug.wav Forms: jitterbugs [plural]
Etymology: From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song Jitter Bug. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jitter|bug}} jitter + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} jitterbug (plural jitterbugs)
  1. (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People Synonyms (nervous or jittery person): bundle of nerves
    Sense id: en-jitterbug-en-noun-iJo-VbH9 Disambiguation of People: 56 31 9 4 0 Disambiguation of 'nervous or jittery person': 95 3 0 2
  2. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado. Categories (topical): Jazz, Dances Synonyms (jazz musician): jazzbo, jazzman, jazzperson
    Sense id: en-jitterbug-en-noun-0TEwfSoX Disambiguation of Dances: 6 12 36 31 16 Disambiguation of 'jazz musician': 0 87 12 1
  3. (dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps. Categories (topical): Dance, Dances
    Sense id: en-jitterbug-en-noun-LBTJirs9 Disambiguation of Dances: 6 12 36 31 16 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”) Categories (topical): Dances, Musicians Synonyms: diddley bow [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-jitterbug-en-noun-VcxBiSaZ Disambiguation of Dances: 6 12 36 31 16 Disambiguation of Musicians: 19 25 9 47 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 16 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 19 16 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 13 63 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nervous wreck, worrywart, worrier

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jitterbug.wav Forms: jitterbugs [present, singular, third-person], jitterbugging [participle, present], jitterbugged [participle, past], jitterbugged [past]
Etymology: From jitter + bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song Jitter Bug. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jitter|bug}} jitter + bug Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} jitterbug (third-person singular simple present jitterbugs, present participle jitterbugging, simple past and past participle jitterbugged)
  1. To dance the jitterbug. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-jitterbug-en-verb-mFQ7c4P- Disambiguation of Dances: 6 12 36 31 16

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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