boog·ie (b g  , b g) Slang intr.v. boog·ied, boog·y·ing, boog·ies 1. To dance to rock music. 2. a. To get going; leave: We're late; let's boogie. b. To move quickly: boogied down the road in their car. n. 1. Strongly rhythmic rock music. 2. Boogie-woogie. [From boogie-woogie.] |
boogie [ˈbuːgɪ] Slang
vb -gies, -gieing, -gied (intr)
1. to dance to pop music
2. to make love
n
a session of dancing to pop music
[originally African-American slang, perhaps from Kongo mbugi devilishly good]
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| Noun | 1. |  boogie - 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 |
| Verb | 1. | boogie - dance to boogie music trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" |
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