jitterbug

Japanese: jitterbug
jitterbug

...The Japanese translation of "jitterbug." Jitterbug is a lively dance that became popular among teenage boys and girls in the United States after the Great Depression, and symbolizes the customs of the 1930s, following the Charleston of the 1920s.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jitterbug" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈ジターバグjitterbug〉が日本語化したもの。ジターバグはアメリカで大不況時代以降,10代の少年少女の間で流行した活発な踊りで,1920年代のチャールストンに続いて30年代の風俗を象徴する。…

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