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Definition of boogie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

boogie

noun
 
/ˈbuːɡi/
 
/ˈbʊɡi/
(also boogie-woogie
 
/ˌbuːɡi ˈwuːɡi/
 
/ˌbʊɡi ˈwʊɡi/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of blues music played on the piano, with a fast strong rhythm
    CultureBoogie was especially popular in the 1930s. Musicians who helped to make it popular included 'Cow Cow' Davenport and 'Pine Top' Smith, who released Pine Top's Boogie-Woogie in 1929. The 'boogie-woogie' was also an early name for the jitterbug dance.
    Topics Musicc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally US in the sense ‘party’): of unknown origin.
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