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vogueing

British

/ ˈvəʊɡɪŋ /

noun

a dance style of the late 1980s, in which a fashion model's movements and postures are imitated in a highly stylized manner

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Etymology

Origin of vogueing

C20: from Vogue magazine

Example Sentences

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She even has a plan to get Leo’s mixtape heard by the hottest club owner in town, and she’ll finish explaining it just as soon as she’s finished vogueing with real-life ballroom staple Natasha Twist.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

She joined the Queen of Pop in an outfit made entirely of duct tape to judge a vogueing competition.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

There, Sibley was vogueing and dancing to music by Beyoncé when he was approached by a group of men, local outlets said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Although the vocabulary isn’t vogueing, the format is similar, with the dancers advancing like fashion models down a runway.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Arguably the strangest sketch of the night, “Bug Assembly” saw Malek and Yang play a geeky stink bug and a vogueing daddy long legs, respectively, during a middle school class presentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2021

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