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How to pronounce “jitterbug”
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Pronunciation guide for jitterbug
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of jitterbug with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lizzo: The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love
From jazz dance to jitterbug,
- Definition summary
- (colloquial) A nervous or jittery person.
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How to pronounce jitterbug
Lizzo: The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

From jazz dance to jitterbug,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “jitterbug”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (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”).
- [Verb]
- To dance the jitterbug.
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