boogie [boo g -ee, boo -gee]
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See more synonyms for boogie on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
verb (used without object), boog·ied, boog·ie·ing. to dance energetically, especially to rock music. Slang (often followed by on down ) to go. Show More
Origin of boogie An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; of uncertain origin
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zip British Dictionary definitions for boogieing verb -gies , -gieing or -gied (intr) to dance to pop music to make love Show More
a session of dancing to pop music Show More
Word Origin for boogie C20: originally African-American slang, perhaps from Kongo mbugi devilishly good
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Word Origin and History for boogieing v. originally "dance to boogie music," a late 1960s style of rock music based on blues chords, from earlier boogie , a style of blues (1941, also as a verb), short for boogie-woogie (1928), a reduplication of boogie (1917), which meant "rent party" in American English slang. A song title, "That Syncopated Boogie-boo," appears in a copyright listing from 1912.
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