He was a seemingly stoned zombie and she did the jitterbug the entire show (no, not really).
Somewhere in that expanse of California sky, I know Edith Jefferson will be doing the jitterbug.
I lied and told her she would be dancing the jitterbug with me again soon.
Instead of our sixth iPhone we suddenly start thinking about our first jitterbug.
The family had not been allowed to take their dog, but Patsy had been able to bring her jitterbug trophy.
The ranger took her to the curator, who searched the archives for anything regarding the jitterbug contest.
popular type of fast swing dance, 1938, American English, from "Jitter Bug," title of a song recorded by Cab Calloway in 1934. Probably the literal sense is "one who has the jitters" (see jitters; also cf. bug (n.)). Another sense current about this time was "swing music enthusiast." As a verb from 1938.
noun
A devotee of swing music, esp one who dances to swing: Jitterbugs are the extreme swing addicts
verb
To dance to swing music: Do you feel like jitterbugging a little bit? (1930s+ Jive talk)
