jitterbugged
Did swing dancing
Jitterbugged is the past tense of jitterbug, meaning to dance the jitterbug—an energetic swing dance popular in the 1930s and 40s featuring acrobatic moves and improvisation: We jitterbugged until the band stopped playing.
By extension, it can mean to move about restlessly or erratically.
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
- 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
Animated and energetic
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
peppy · bouncy · frantic · acrobatic · athletic · high-energy · swinging · hopping
Partnered swing dance
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
- shagLong-napped rug type
- jiveSwing-era dance or bunk
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
improvisation · bebop · breakaway · savoy · hop
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- 1940sFourth decade, twentieth century
1930s · ballroom · dance-hall · bobby-soxers
lively
Animated and energetic
vivacious · peppy · bouncy · frantic · acrobatic · athletic · high-energy · swinging · hopping · twirling
lindy-hop
Partnered swing dance
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
- shagLong-napped rug type
- jiveSwing-era dance or bunk
syncopation · improvisation · bebop · breakaway · savoy · hop
jitterbuggedsat still
Remained unmoving in place
sat out · wallflowered · lounged · froze · stayed put