boogaloo

American  

[boo-guh-loo] / ˈbu gəˌlu /

noun

1. a genre of Latin music and dance originating in New York City and popular in the 1960s, combining Latin American musical styles with elements of rhythm and blues and other African American music.

2. an improvisational dance style originating in Chicago, popular in African American communities in Oakland and elsewhere in California in the 1960s through 1980s, and being the basis for many later street dance styles.

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Etymology

Origin of boogaloo

First recorded in 1965–70; origin uncertain; possibly an elaboration of boogie ( def. ) or boogie-woogie ( def. )

Example Sentences

The report outlined possible points of intervention: one when someone tried to search for a boogaloo term, and another when they were about to engage with a piece of boogaloo content.

From The Verge • Sep. 2, 2022

They also exhibited Hawaiian shirts, which are frequently worn by boogaloo adherents, and the anarchist flag that the F.B.I. seized from the apartment of Mr. Caserta.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

He is at least the seventh person with alleged ties to the boogaloo movement to be charged in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022

The complaint also alleges that Facebook “helped build” the boogaloo community that ushered in their planning.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

Makes me want to go to New York and boogaloo on a dance floor.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson