boogie

Speech parts

1. boogie - Noun

2. boogie - Verb

Meaning

an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

dance to boogie music

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

boogie-woogie jive rock dance cut a rug hare charleston hie bolt samba dart gallop foxtrot pirouette scoot
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Antonyms

swan potter dally tarry diddle amble
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Hypernyms

blues dance jazz trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe

Phrases with the word

boogie rock boogie man boogie-woogie piano jazz boogie-woogie piano style dance a boogie boogie boarding

Examples

It takes committed, high energy, full-tilt boogie participation to have the kind of life you want. Nicholas Lore

You can learn steps, but you cannot learn how to boogie. Rosie Perez

I belong to an improv group, I play cello, I have these phases - fencing, tae kwon do, baseball, ice hockey, boogie boarding in the summer, snowboarding in the winter. Ty Simpkins

Well, PT Anderson sent me a script of Boogie Nights which I let lay around my house for about three months, then one day I'm cleaning my office and decided that I'd better read this before the guy calls me back. I never put it down, bro. Luis Guzman

I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me. Mose Allison

I like to see you boogie right across the floor, I'd like to do it to you 'til you howl for more, I like to reggae, but you dance too fast for me, I'd like to make love to you so you can make me scream. Stevie Wonder

Close letter words and terms

boogerman boogeyman Booghdee boogie board boogie boarding boogie down