Results for “jitter bug”

An energetic swing dancer, or the wild, acrobatic dance they did to hot jazz.

Freaking out, overreacting, or acting crazy — your wires are tripping.

To panic, freak out, or flee — to come apart or bolt under pressure.

The back seat of a courting couple's car, where a flapper had to 'struggle' to keep things proper.

A swing-music fan or hep jitterbug, often a white enthusiast soaking up Harlem jazz.

When your shot gets violently blocked, slapped out of the air like a bug.

Clipped, scene-style form of 'exploit' — a bug or trick abused for unintended advantage.

GI gallows humor for insects — the bugs and lice that plagued soldiers in the field.