jitterbug
Example Sentences
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It references to Audrey Hepburn and British supermodel Twiggy, and the frenetic editing and jitterbug choreography make it a unique entry in her videography.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
How about switching onto a jitterbug of a point guard?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023
The Germans banned jazz, but wherever they went, U.S. soldiers, known as GIs, introduced locals to jazz and the jitterbug, popular back in the States.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Its somewhat deceptive jitterbug vibe is accompanied by World War II-era recordings by the Andrews Sisters, leading many to believe it was an antiwar piece, but Taylor denied this.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021
You can cross over, or do some corny dips, or even jitterbug a little, and she stays right with you.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.