boogie


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
boogie/ˈbuːɡi/
noun (also boogie-woogie) (pl. boogies)
  • 1 a style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.
  • 2 informal a dance to pop or rock music.
verb (boogies, boogieing, boogied) informal dance to pop or rock music.
– origin early 20th cent. (orig. US in the sense ‘party’): of unknown origin.
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