"boogie" meaning in English

See boogie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuː.ɡi/ [UK], /ˈbʊ.ɡi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boogie.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boogie.wav Forms: boogies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɡi, -ʊɡi Head templates: {{en-noun}} boogie (plural boogies)
  1. (informal, US) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Blues music, Dances Synonyms: booger [US], bogie [UK]
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-noun-04H-gT-S Disambiguation of Blues music: 36 2 29 31 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Dances: 14 15 26 25 1 15 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 1 27 33 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 3 27 34 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 35 36 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 3 25 33 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 2 19 25 25 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuː.ɡi/ [UK], /ˈbʊ.ɡi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boogie.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boogie.wav Forms: boogies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɡi, -ʊɡi Head templates: {{en-noun}} boogie (plural boogies)
  1. (informal) A style of swing dance. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Dances Translations (A style of dance): tanssi (Finnish), boogie [masculine] (French), rebolado [masculine] (Portuguese), бу́ги-ву́ги (búgi-vúgi) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-noun-Gikpb2mr Disambiguation of Dances: 14 15 26 25 1 15 4 Disambiguation of 'A style of dance': 87 13 0 0
  2. (informal) Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Blues music, Dances
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-noun-DwqagOmE Disambiguation of Blues music: 36 2 29 31 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Dances: 14 15 26 25 1 15 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 1 27 33 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 3 27 34 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 35 36 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 3 25 33 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 2 19 25 25 3 3
  3. (skydiving, informal) A large, organised skydiving event. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Blues music, Dances
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-noun-wLIMRk6M Disambiguation of Blues music: 36 2 29 31 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Dances: 14 15 26 25 1 15 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 1 27 33 6 4 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 3 24 32 3 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 3 27 34 3 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 2 35 36 2 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 3 25 33 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 2 22 36 2 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 2 19 25 25 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 2 26 36 2 5 5 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skydiving, sports
  4. (slang, ethnic slur) A black person. Tags: ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 2 19 25 25 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boogieboard, boogie-board, boogie board, boogie box, boogieman, boogie-woogie, full tilt boogie, full-tilt boogie
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbuː.ɡi/ [UK], /ˈbʊ.ɡi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boogie.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-boogie.wav Forms: boogies [present, singular, third-person], boogying [participle, present], boogieing [participle, present], boogied [participle, past], boogied [past]
Rhymes: -uːɡi, -ʊɡi Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=boogieing}} boogie (third-person singular simple present boogies, present participle boogying or boogieing, simple past and past participle boogied)
  1. (intransitive) To dance a boogie. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-verb-w856AiDo Disambiguation of Dances: 14 15 26 25 1 15 4
  2. (intransitive, informal) To move, walk, leave, exit. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-boogie-en-verb-9REm1Mhi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boogie down, boogie on down
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "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",
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          "ref": "1979, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “I Want to Boogie With You”, in The Bells:",
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        "(intransitive, informal) To move, walk, leave, exit."
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