boogie (redirected from boogying)

boog·ie  (bg, bg) 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.

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[From boogie-woogie.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boogie - an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) boogie-woogie 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"

Translations

boogie [ˈbuːgɪ]

A. N (= dance) → bailoteo m
to go for a boogie → irse de marcha, darle marcha(al cuerpo)

B. VI → bailotear, dar marcha(al cuerpo)

boogie [ˈbuːgɪ] vi (fam) → ballare

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boogie [ˈbuːgɪ] vi (fam) → ballare