boogie-woogie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/
- /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/
Etymology
Reduplication of boogie (“party”), of unknown origin.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A style of blues piano music.
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(countable, uncountable) A style of swing dance.
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can bet your soul / They did the boogie-woogie with a sturdy roll
1953, Ahmet Ertegun, “Mess Around”, performed by Ray Charles:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boogie-woogies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ja ブギウギ (music genre) · fr boogie-woogie (music genre) · cmn 搏基沃基 (music genre) · de Boogie-Woogie (music genre) · cmn 布吉伍吉 (music genre) · he בוגי־ווגי (music genre) · et bugi-vugi (music genre) · mk буги-вуги (music genre) · ko 부기우기 (music genre) · ru буги-ву́ги (music genre) · mr बूगी-वूगी (music genre) · eo bugio (music genre)