jitterbug

== English == === Etymology === From jitter +‎ bug, after the 1934 Cab Calloway song “Jitter Bug”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)bʌɡ/ === Noun === jitterbug (plural jitterbugs) (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person. (jazz) A jazz musician or aficionado. (dance) 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”). ==== Synonyms ==== (jazz musician): jazzbo, jazzman, jazzperson (nervous or jittery person): bundle of nerves, nervous wreck, worrywart; see also Thesaurus:worrier ==== Descendants ==== (dance): Japanese: ジルバ (jiruba)Chinese: 吉魯巴／吉鲁巴 (jílǔbā) === Verb === jitterbug (third-person singular simple present jitterbugs, present participle jitterbugging, simple past and past participle jitterbugged) To dance the jitterbug. ==== Derived terms ====