noun
boogie
BOO-gee
noun
1
A lively style of dancing, especially to pop, rock, or swing music.
"They hit the dance floor for a boogie as soon as the band started."
verb
1
To dance energetically, especially to popular music.
"Everyone was boogieing by the second song."
2
To move quickly; to leave in a hurry (informal).
"We need to boogie if we're going to catch that train."
How to Use Boogie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo dance energetically, or, more loosely, to move fast or head off somewhere.
When to use it
Informal and upbeat in tone; common in casual speech and older pop-culture references.
Common pairings
boogie down
boogie on down
have a boogie
Word Forms
boogied past tense, boogies plural, boogies plural, boogies singular
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Etymology
From French bouger, "to move" — echoed in the dance-floor sense of moving to the beat.