Used in a Sentence

jitterbug

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jitterbug.

Editorial note

The Jitterbug was made for these seniors that insist on calling when a text would suffice.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To dance the jitterbug.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jitterbug gathered in one view.

verb

To dance the jitterbug.

noun

Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”).

noun

(dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jitterbug.

verb

To dance the jitterbug.

noun

Synonym of diddley bow (“type of stringed instrument”).

noun

(dance) An uptempo jazz or swing dance which embellishes on the two-step pattern and frequently incorporates acrobatic style swing steps.

noun

(colloquial) A nervous or jittery person.

Example sentences

1

The Jitterbug was made for these seniors that insist on calling when a text would suffice.

2

See the Assistive Access feature, for example, which has made Jitterbug phones obsolete for many people.

3

What I find interesting is the Jitterbug phone is relatively expensive for how simple it is.

4

A Jitterbug does well to simplify phone calls for old/technology incompetent people.

5

See Apple and, let's say, the Samsung Jitterbug for counter-examples.

6

I have a relative, old and nearly blind, who has a Jitterbug phone.

7

One end of the spectrum might be Linux phones and the other might be those Jitterbug (?) phones for old people that can only dial a few preset numbers.

8

I experimented with sideloading Jitterbug (1) and using it to launch qemu, but the process currently requires a second device or setting up a VPN - in practice it was annoying.

9

In particular, we show a practical Keyboard JitterBug that solves the data exfiltration problem for keystroke loggers by leaking captured passwords through small variations in the precise times at which keyboard events are delivered to the host.

10

Carry this content platform will also change, from the portal to BBS, to personal blogs, to microblogging microblogging, to jitterbug video number, to the future may be a platform we do not know what.

Quote examples

1

A great book that has perfume as a major plot point is "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins.

2

My mom says she wants a "jitterbug tablet".

3

“Semi-tethered” means either tethered to a Mac/PC, to another iOS device with Wifi sharing, or to itself (one iOS device running both Jitterbug/AltJIT and UTM) through a on-device VPN profile.

4

There's the "Jitterbug Phone" business model of making a product simple to use for less-technical and low-mobility users, or the ten-thousand-knobs options on every encoding detail and playlist management for enthusiast videophiles.

Proper noun examples

1

Jitterbug (Lively) is the main contractor for these devices, yes they are getting flip phones.

2

Android would be more towards Linux and Apple more towards Jitterbug.

3

Do Jitterbug, Jitstreamer, AltJIT, work for developer accounts?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jitterbug in a sentence?

The Jitterbug was made for these seniors that insist on calling when a text would suffice.

What does jitterbug mean?

To dance the jitterbug.

What part of speech is jitterbug?

jitterbug is commonly used as verb, noun.