boogie
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boog·ie
(bo͝og′ē, bo͞o′gē) Slangintr.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.]
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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.
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
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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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