boogie-woogie

English

Etymology

Reduplication of boogie (“party”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/, /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɡi, -uːɡi

Noun

boogie-woogie (countable and uncountable, plural boogie-woogies)

  1. (music) A style of blues piano music.
  2. (dance) A style of swing dance.
    • 1953, Ahmet Ertegun, “Mess Around”, performed by Ray Charles:
      Ah, everybody was juiced, you can bet your soul / They did the boogie-woogie with a sturdy roll

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