boogie

[ boog-ee, boo-gee ]

noun

1. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
2. boogie-woogie.
3. a lively form of rock 'n' roll, based on the blues.

verb (used without object)

, boog·ied, boog·ie·ing.

1. to dance energetically, especially to rock music.
2. 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.

boogie

/ ˈbuːɡɪ /

verb

1. to dance to pop music
2. to make love

noun

1. a session of dancing to pop music

Word History and Origins

Origin of boogie¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boogie¹

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

Example Sentences

Following the success of Boogie Nights in 1997, the suits at New Line Cinema gave Anderson carte blanche.

From Time

The Boogie Board Play and Trace lets your kids develop their artistic skills.

From Popular-Science

Because sometimes you just need to close the kitchen door, turn the volume up and have a really good boogie.

From Digiday

Paul Thomas Anderson, director of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood, has taken on the task of adapting Vice for the screen.

From The Daily Beast

Hoffman was an everyman, and was at his best when tackling romantic rejection onscreen, be it in Boogie Nights, or here.

From The Daily Beast

It was that Oogie Boogie was actually Dr. Finkelstein in disguise—sort of a Scooby-Doo sort of ending.

From The Daily Beast

Would you say Boogie Nights was the role that really seemed to put you on the map?

From The Daily Beast

His specialty is working with amputees to knee-board or boogie-board.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe they were both remembering those old days, the Boogie Woogie Elmos.

From Project Gutenberg

Get Statistical and have them find out how much boogie time is consumed in plugging that silly thing into every takeoff problem.

From Project Gutenberg

Or the afternoon he played boogie-woogie on the Huyler Memorial Carillon.

From Project Gutenberg

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