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boogie

Pronunciation: /ˈbuːgi/

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Definition of boogie

noun

(also boogie-woogie) (plural boogies) [mass noun]
  • a style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat: the strident boogie of the title track [count noun]:the pianist cruises through old-fashioned boogies
  • [count noun] informal a dance to pop or rock music.

verb (boogies, boogieing, boogied)

[no object] informal
  • dance to pop or rock music:Pat went off to boogie to a steel band
  • [no object, with adverbial of direction] North American move or leave somewhere fast:I think we’d better boogie on out of here

Origin:

early 20th century (originally US in the sense 'party'): of unknown origin

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