Antonyms for boogie


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : boo g-ee, boo-gee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi


Definition of boogie

Origin :
  • originally "dance to boogie music," a late 1960s style of rock music based on blues chords, from earlier boogie, a style of blues (1941, also as a verb), short for boogie-woogie (1928), a reduplication of boogie (1917), which meant "rent party" in American English slang. A song title, "That Syncopated Boogie-boo," appears in a copyright listing from 1912.
  • As in jazz : noun style of music
  • As in dance : noun moving feet and body to music
  • As in amble : verb walk casually
  • As in hotfoot : verb hurry
Example sentences :
  • Maybe they were both remembering those old days, the Boogie Woogie Elmos.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

Synonyms for boogie

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