jitterbug vs jive

jitterbug

noun
  • A jazz musician or aficionado. 

  • 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”) 

  • A nervous or jittery person. 

verb
  • To dance the jitterbug. 

jive

noun
  • A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon. 

  • Swing, a style of jazz music. 

  • African-American Vernacular English. 

  • Synonym of bullshit: patent nonsense, transparently deceptive talk. 

  • A dance style popular in the 1940–50s. 

verb
  • To jibe, in the sense of to accord, to agree 

  • To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc. 

  • To deceive; to be deceptive. 

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