boogie-woogie
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boogie-woogie
- /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/
- /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/
Rhymes with -ʊɡi, -uːɡi
Where it comes from
Reduplication of boogie (“party”), of unknown origin.
noun boogie-woogies
- A style of blues piano music. Well, they got a pet monkey He likes to get drunky And sing boogie-woogie And it sounds real funky.
- A style of swing dance. Ah, everybody was juiced, you can bet your soul / They did the boogie-woogie with a sturdy roll
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noun music genre
| 한국어 | 부기우기 bugiugi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ブギウギ bugiugi |
| 中文 | 布吉伍吉 bùjíwǔjí, 搏基沃基 bójīwòjī |
| Français | boogie-woogie |
| Deutsch | Boogie-Woogie |
| Русский | буги-ву́ги bugi-vúgi |
| עברית | בוגי־ווגי búgi-wúgi |
Talk about this word "boogie-woogie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boogie-woogie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boogie-woogie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boogie-woogie "boogie-woogie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boogie-woogie.Cite this
@misc{boogie_woogie_2026,
title = {boogie-woogie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boogie-woogie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
