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Boogie

//ˈbʊ.ɡi// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. US, informal
  2. 2
    A style of swing dance. informal
  3. 3
    an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) wordnet
  4. 4
    Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music. informal

    "Come on girls, let's get on the dancefloor and have a boogie!"

  5. 5
    A large, organised skydiving event. informal
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  1. 6
    A black person. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

    "in front of the White House during the crisis over admission of James Meredith to the Univeristy of Mississippi, we were counterpicketed by five members of the American Nazi Party. One of them carried two placards: one saying "Who Needs Niggers?" and the other "Back to the Trees, Boogies!" Finally a passerby, incensed by the sight of the Stars-and-Stripes being carried alongside the Nazi Swastika, assaulted one of the Nazis"

Verb
  1. 1
    To dance a boogie. intransitive

    "Don't you know I wanna boogie with you / Hey, I wanna boogie with you / Down on the corner"

  2. 2
    dance to boogie music wordnet
  3. 3
    To dance, especially a vigorous, nightclub-type dance. broadly, intransitive
  4. 4
    To move, walk, leave, exit. informal, intransitive

    "Let's boogie on out of here."

Etymology

Etymology 1

French bouger means to move as in a dance move.

Etymology 2

French bouger means to move as in a dance move.

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