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noun [ S ] informal mainly UK uk / ˈbuː.ɡi / us / ˈbʊ.ɡi / a dance to pop music: I like a good boogie. You work hard all week, you're entitled to a boogie now and then. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of boogie from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of BOOGIE is boogie-woogie. How to use boogie in a sentence. boogie-woogie; earthy and strongly rhythmic rock music conducive to dancing; also : a period of or occasion for dancing to this music…
noun [ S ] informal mainly UK us / ˈbʊ.ɡi / uk / ˈbuː.ɡi / a dance to pop music: I like a good boogie. You work hard all week, you're entitled to a boogie now and then. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of boogie from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. 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. verb (used without object) , boog·ied, boog·ie·ing. to dance energetically, especially to rock music. Slang. to go (often followed by on down ):
Boogie is a repetitive, swung note or shuffle rhythm, [2] "groove" or pattern used in blues which was originally played on the piano in boogie-woogie music. The characteristic rhythm and feel of the boogie was then adapted to guitar, double bass, and other instruments.
1. to dance to pop music. 2. to make love. noun. 3. a session of dancing to pop music. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: originally African American slang, perhaps from Kongo mbugi devilishly good. Word Frequency. boogie in American English. (ˈbʊgi ; ˈbugi )
(informal) A piece of solid or semi-solid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity; booger. Wiktionary. (informal) Dancing usually prominently exhibiting movements of the buttocks. Wiktionary. (skydiving, informal) A large, organised skydiving event.
