From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjitterbugjit‧ter‧bug /ˈdʒɪtəbʌɡ $ -ər-/ noun [singular] APDa fast jazz dance popular in the 1940s
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jitterbug• At the shallow end, with their hair in caps, the girls from Typing did the jitterbug in twos.Origin jitterbug (1900-2000) jitter “to move quickly and nervously” ((1900-2000)) (from jitters) + bug “person with a strong interest in something” ((19-21 centuries)); probably invented by the U.S. band leader Cab Calloway 