boog·ie-woog·ie (b g  -wg , b g-wg)n. A style of blues piano playing characterized by an up-tempo rhythm, a repeated melodic pattern in the bass, and a series of improvised variations in the treble. [Possibly from Black West African English (Sierra Leone) bogi(-bogi), to dance; possibly akin to Hausa buga, to beat drums.] |
boogie-woogie [ˈbʊgɪˈwʊgɪ ˈbuːgɪˈwuːgɪ]
n
(Music) a style of piano jazz using a dotted bass pattern, usually with eight notes in a bar and the harmonies of the 12-bar blues
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| Noun | 1. |  boogie-woogie - an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles |
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boogie-woogie
n → Boogie-Woogie m
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