boogie-woogie

[ boog-ee-woog-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee ]

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nounJazz.

a form of instrumental blues, especially for piano, using melodic variations over a constantly repeated bass figure.

Origin of boogie-woogie

1925–30, Americanism; rhyming compound perhaps based on boogie

Also called boogie.

Words Nearby boogie-woogie

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How to use boogie-woogie in a sentence

Boogie Woogie satirizes the New York and London art scenes with an all-star cast and wicked humor.
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada | James Reginato | May 13, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Maybe they were both remembering those old days, the Boogie Woogie Elmos.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
Or the afternoon he played boogie-woogie on the Huyler Memorial Carillon.
This is Klon Calling | Walt Sheldon

British Dictionary definitions for boogie-woogie

boogie-woogie

/ (ˈbʊɡɪˈwʊɡɪ, ˈbuːɡɪˈwuːɡɪ) /

noun

a style of piano jazz using a dotted bass pattern, usually with eight notes in a bar and the harmonies of the 12-bar blues

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