BOOGIE

Boogie

Boogie is a repetitive, swung note or shuffle rhythm, "groove" or pattern used in blues which was originally played on the piano in boogie-woogie music. The characteristic rhythm and feel of the boogie was then adapted to guitar, double bass, and other instruments. The earliest recorded boogie-woogie song was in 1916. By the 1930s, Swing bands such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Louis Jordan all had boogie hits. By the 1950s, boogie became incorporated into the emerging rockabilly and rock and roll styles. In the late 1980s and the early 1990s country bands released country boogies. Today, the term "boogie" usually refers to dancing to pop, ...

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boogie

Noun

  1. A piece of solid or semi-solid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity; booger.
  2. Dancing usually prominently exhibiting movements of the buttocks.
  3. A large, organised skydiving event.

Verb

  1. To dance a boogie.
  2. To move, walk, leave, exit.


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