boogaloo
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of boogaloo
First recorded in 1965–70; origin uncertain; possibly an elaboration of boogie ( def. ) or boogie-woogie ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Her Grammy-winning solo debut, “iLevitable,” released in 2016, took listeners on a nostalgic journey through the Latin music genres that have inspired her sound — including bolero, boogaloo and Latin big band.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
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
Carrillo was allegedly part of the Grizzly Scouts group, a Northern California militia, also associated with the boogaloo movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 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
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