BOOGIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boogie mean? 

• BOOGIE (noun)
  The noun BOOGIE has 1 sense:

1. an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

  Familiarity information: BOOGIE used as a noun is very rare.

• BOOGIE (verb)
  The verb BOOGIE has 1 sense:

1. dance to boogie music

  Familiarity information: BOOGIE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOOGIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

boogie; boogie-woogie

Hypernyms ("boogie" is a kind of...):

blues (a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes)

jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)

Derivation:

boogie (dance to boogie music)

• BOOGIE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance to boogie music

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "boogie" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

boogie (an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano))