boogie

boog·ie

 (bo͝og′ē, bo͞o′gē) 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

(ˈbuːɡɪ)

vb (intr) , -gies, -gieing or -gied

1. to dance to pop music

2. to make love

n

a session of dancing to pop music

[C20: originally African-American slang, perhaps from Kongo mbugi devilishly good]

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boog•ie

(ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi)

n., v. -ied, -ie•ing. n.

1. boogie-woogie.

2. a lively form of rock, based on the blues.

v.i.

3. to dance to rock music.

4. Slang. to get going.

[1920–25, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]

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boogie

Past participle: boogied
Gerund: boogieing

Imperative

boogie

boogie

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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"

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Translations

tanssi

козявка

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)

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boogie

[ˈbuːgɪ] vi (fam) → ballare

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