boogie

[ boog-ee, boo-gee ]

/ ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /

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noun

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

boogie-woogie.

a lively form of rock 'n' roll, based on the blues.

verb (used without object), boog·ied, boog·ie·ing.

to dance energetically, especially to rock music.

Slang. to go (often followed by on down): We boogied on down to the club to catch the comedy act. We're gonna be late—let's boogie.

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Origin of boogie

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; of uncertain origin

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH boogie

bogey, bogie, bogy, boogie

Words nearby boogie

boofy, boogaloo, booger, boogerman, boogeyman, boogie, boogie board, boogie-woogie, boohai, boohoo, boo-hurrah theory

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How to use boogie in a sentence

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Because sometimes you just need to close the kitchen door, turn the volume up and have a really good boogie.
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Hoffman was an everyman, and was at his best when tackling romantic rejection onscreen, be it in Boogie Nights, or here.
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It was that Oogie Boogie was actually Dr. Finkelstein in disguise—sort of a Scooby-Doo sort of ending.
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Would you say Boogie Nights was the role that really seemed to put you on the map?
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His specialty is working with amputees to knee-board or boogie-board.
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Maybe they were both remembering those old days, the Boogie Woogie Elmos.
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Get Statistical and have them find out how much boogie time is consumed in plugging that silly thing into every takeoff problem.
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British Dictionary definitions for boogie

boogie

/ (ˈbuːɡɪ) slang /

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

to dance to pop music

to make love

noun

a session of dancing to pop music

Word Origin for boogie

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

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