Definition of boogie in English:

boogie

(also boogie-woogie)

nounPlural boogiesˈbuːɡiˈbʊɡi

mass noun

1A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.
布吉乐（一种用钢琴演奏的强烈、快节奏的布鲁斯乐曲）
the strident boogie of the title track
count noun the pianist cruises through old-fashioned boogies
Example sentencesExamples
- New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was originally called jazz.
- He played some fantastic boogie-woogie piano, then fell off the piano stool and was sick on the floor.
- Eastwood explains: ‘The first thing he showed me was how to play boogie-woogie.’
- Then, some boogie-woogie piano comes in, and kids begin shouting, ‘Happy birthday to you!’
- He is still Jones's hero, and Holland has always loved boogie-woogie piano.
- There are workshops on boogie-woogie piano and acoustic and electric guitar.
- I mean, Paul's about as close to an original as you can get without being one, but if I really want to hear some great boogie-woogie, I'll go to the source, thanks.
- He indulges in doo-wop, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie and Euro-classical paradigms.
- I particularly admired his performances of J. P. Johnson's stride pieces, boogie-woogie, and of his own works for organ.
- I can't imagine him incorporating boogie-woogie or rock.
- And not just R and B, but funk, blues and boogie-woogie - Turner shows his versatility and mastery at every turn.
- I think it's best if I leave the old boogie-woogie to the Sugar Babes of the world, eh?
- His earliest influences were boogie-woogie, blues and swing.
- Fats invented the boogie-woogie piano style later used ubiquitously by early rock-n-rollers like Jerry Lee Lewis.
- And the latest entertainment for the regulars is the new honky-tonk / boogie-woogie piano nights with Karl Mullen on ‘as many Fridays as possible’.
- Gints sits down to rattle off some boogie-woogie.
- There's as much boogie-woogie in its movements as conga and tango.
- Some boogie-woogie piano, some Japanese pop, some Frank Sinatra.
- Jools Holland and his 18-piece Rhythm and Blues Orchestra will play their boogie-woogie, honed over 15 albums and two decades, on July 2.
- Here, you find everything from 12-tone to boogie-woogie, neoclassic to blues, and neo-romantic to completely abstract constructions.
1. 1.1informal count noun A dance to pop or rock music.
  〈非正式〉霹雳舞
  Example sentencesExamples
  And unlike the previous use of archaic folk tunes, Cajun stomps and swamp water boogies just don't have the same traditionalist staying power.
  In the video, he gets chased around by a gangster for a while and then celebrates getting away by having a bit of a boogie on a stage.
  I put my book down and scrolled through Navigation to see if ex-owner had the Macarena, as I felt like a bit of a boogie to music that no one else could hear.
  Everyone out to have a good boogie on a Saturday night.
  After a bit of a boogie to Grooverider with the dance nutters we left for home at about 3am.
  Remember drinking champers and having a boogie… the rest is a blank?
  Jordanians feel that a bit of a boogie makes a meal go down easier, so live music and a dancefloor are a must at posher establishments.
  Down by Mexico way is close by makes a nice combo if you fancy a salsa boogie upstairs.
  Well, I should probably go, I have some mad boogie dancing to catch up with.
  The name Earth, Wind and Fire is almost synonymous with good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing!
  It is a fantastic album and whenever we do a concert and she is playing we all have a boogie and try and copy her dance routines.
  That night we find ourselves in the Zona Rosa area to hear more live music, have a boogie, and quaff more of the local firewater, Aguardiente.
  I'm going to go out on the dance floor and have a boogie as Luke puts it.
  That is how my day at work went, from watching cartoons to watching an eight-year-old boogie to mobile phone tunes.
  So I was in this club, having a bit of a boogie with Hot Canadian Dude (who isn't so hot anymore.
  Nitty Gritty at Oslo is open 9-2pm and is the place to be on a Wednesday if you want a drink and a boogie.
  ‘We've even had two police officers have a little boogie,’ says Cummins.
  The last time I went out on the town for a few drinks and a bit of a boogie was my birthday, back in October.
  I think if you want to have a good time with good company, then this is a good choice for a boogie.
  It's a cool place, great for a Friday or Saturday night where your looking for some good drinks and a boogie till around 1: 30.
  Synonyms
  dance

verbboogieing, boogied, boogiesˈbuːɡiˈbʊɡi

[no object]informal

1Dance to pop or rock music.
〈非正式〉霹雳舞
Pat went off to boogie to a steel band
帕特走下台来随着钢鼓乐队的音乐跳起霹雳舞。
Example sentencesExamples
- I also like any movie where the characters can boogie, and Napoleon has dancing skills like I've never seen.
- Suddenly the groom's 80-year-old grandmother boogied to the dance floor and started a very lively line dance, which inspired half the room to hop to their feet.
- After the speech, Churchill Club members boogied away the night in single-minded pursuit of the groove.
- You have to fully regroup, march right back to front and boogie down like Ben and George.
- So in a fond farewell, supporters turned out to test their artful talents in the old structure and to boogie down in the adjacent, air-conditioned party tent.
- Committee members and volunteers were letting their hair down and they boogied and jived to the rhythmic beat of local band The Jury.
- No-one objects when you boogie around your flat in a victory dance with a self-satisfied grin on your face.
- She said: ‘John runs mobile discos and we are always the first to boogie at parties.’
- If you shimmied to ‘Shake,’ you'll want to boogie down to ‘Bounce’ and ‘Girl Next Door.’
- And he says, ‘Sometimes I wanted to go out and go and boogie and dance and cajole around and drink and smoke and have fun.’
- As Kate got more alcohol into her system, the more she wanted to dance, and her and Cameron boogied on the dance floor.
- I yelled to her, as she boogied with her friends on the living room rug, ‘I'm trying my dress on now!’
- In some ways that's no bad thing - what else is dance music for if not to compel you to boogie?
- There is also the added bonus of great walks and a dance floor to boogie off those calories.
- I thought it was just an album to boogie and eat Angel Delight to.
- During the curtain call, Mitchell boogied with Allen.
- As the night wore on, the disco took over with young and old taking to the dance floor to boogie the night away.
- He pointed to the dance floor, where her group was still boogieing.
- ‘I would like to show them how to boogie down,’ he shouts on the album's most cohesive song, ‘Paper Mills’.
- People flocked out to hear the chosen band and to either sit and enjoy the music, or boogie the night away.
- The traveler, on the other hand, is ready to boogie when he or she leaves, but is lonesome and tired on the way home.
Synonyms
dance, jig, leap, jump, skip, bounce
1. 1.1North American no object, with adverbial of direction Move or leave somewhere fast.
  〈北美〉（快速）行进；离开
  I think we'd better boogie on out of here
  我认为我们最好尽快离开此地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the effervescent teenage waiter boogied past us on his way another table, M stopped him with the question that was clearly eating him.
  Obviously we'll do the show and then right after that I have to boogie out to get to Texas because we start running the following day in Texas.
  Synonyms
  hurtle, speed, career, shoot, streak, sweep, hare, fly, wing

Origin

Early 20th century (originally US in the sense 'party'): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

boogie-woogie, sastrugi

Definition of boogie in US English:

boogie

(also boogie-woogie)

nounˈbʊɡiˈbo͝oɡē

1A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.
布吉乐（一种用钢琴演奏的强烈、快节奏的布鲁斯乐曲）
Example sentencesExamples
- Gints sits down to rattle off some boogie-woogie.
- He indulges in doo-wop, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie and Euro-classical paradigms.
- I particularly admired his performances of J. P. Johnson's stride pieces, boogie-woogie, and of his own works for organ.
- Here, you find everything from 12-tone to boogie-woogie, neoclassic to blues, and neo-romantic to completely abstract constructions.
- I mean, Paul's about as close to an original as you can get without being one, but if I really want to hear some great boogie-woogie, I'll go to the source, thanks.
- He played some fantastic boogie-woogie piano, then fell off the piano stool and was sick on the floor.
- Some boogie-woogie piano, some Japanese pop, some Frank Sinatra.
- Eastwood explains: ‘The first thing he showed me was how to play boogie-woogie.’
- New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was originally called jazz.
- There's as much boogie-woogie in its movements as conga and tango.
- And the latest entertainment for the regulars is the new honky-tonk / boogie-woogie piano nights with Karl Mullen on ‘as many Fridays as possible’.
- Then, some boogie-woogie piano comes in, and kids begin shouting, ‘Happy birthday to you!’
- Fats invented the boogie-woogie piano style later used ubiquitously by early rock-n-rollers like Jerry Lee Lewis.
- And not just R and B, but funk, blues and boogie-woogie - Turner shows his versatility and mastery at every turn.
- His earliest influences were boogie-woogie, blues and swing.
- Jools Holland and his 18-piece Rhythm and Blues Orchestra will play their boogie-woogie, honed over 15 albums and two decades, on July 2.
- He is still Jones's hero, and Holland has always loved boogie-woogie piano.
- I can't imagine him incorporating boogie-woogie or rock.
- I think it's best if I leave the old boogie-woogie to the Sugar Babes of the world, eh?
- There are workshops on boogie-woogie piano and acoustic and electric guitar.
1. 1.1informal A dance to fast pop or rock music.
  〈非正式〉霹雳舞
  Example sentencesExamples
  I put my book down and scrolled through Navigation to see if ex-owner had the Macarena, as I felt like a bit of a boogie to music that no one else could hear.
  I'm going to go out on the dance floor and have a boogie as Luke puts it.
  Nitty Gritty at Oslo is open 9-2pm and is the place to be on a Wednesday if you want a drink and a boogie.
  The name Earth, Wind and Fire is almost synonymous with good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing!
  I think if you want to have a good time with good company, then this is a good choice for a boogie.
  The last time I went out on the town for a few drinks and a bit of a boogie was my birthday, back in October.
  ‘We've even had two police officers have a little boogie,’ says Cummins.
  And unlike the previous use of archaic folk tunes, Cajun stomps and swamp water boogies just don't have the same traditionalist staying power.
  That night we find ourselves in the Zona Rosa area to hear more live music, have a boogie, and quaff more of the local firewater, Aguardiente.
  Well, I should probably go, I have some mad boogie dancing to catch up with.
  After a bit of a boogie to Grooverider with the dance nutters we left for home at about 3am.
  Remember drinking champers and having a boogie… the rest is a blank?
  Jordanians feel that a bit of a boogie makes a meal go down easier, so live music and a dancefloor are a must at posher establishments.
  It's a cool place, great for a Friday or Saturday night where your looking for some good drinks and a boogie till around 1: 30.
  It is a fantastic album and whenever we do a concert and she is playing we all have a boogie and try and copy her dance routines.
  That is how my day at work went, from watching cartoons to watching an eight-year-old boogie to mobile phone tunes.
  Everyone out to have a good boogie on a Saturday night.
  In the video, he gets chased around by a gangster for a while and then celebrates getting away by having a bit of a boogie on a stage.
  Down by Mexico way is close by makes a nice combo if you fancy a salsa boogie upstairs.
  So I was in this club, having a bit of a boogie with Hot Canadian Dude (who isn't so hot anymore.
  Synonyms
  dance

verbˈbʊɡiˈbo͝oɡē

[no object]informal

1Dance to fast pop or rock music.
〈非正式〉霹雳舞
ready to boogie down to the music of the house band
he can boogie the night away
Example sentencesExamples
- During the curtain call, Mitchell boogied with Allen.
- Suddenly the groom's 80-year-old grandmother boogied to the dance floor and started a very lively line dance, which inspired half the room to hop to their feet.
- I yelled to her, as she boogied with her friends on the living room rug, ‘I'm trying my dress on now!’
- Committee members and volunteers were letting their hair down and they boogied and jived to the rhythmic beat of local band The Jury.
- After the speech, Churchill Club members boogied away the night in single-minded pursuit of the groove.
- ‘I would like to show them how to boogie down,’ he shouts on the album's most cohesive song, ‘Paper Mills’.
- As the night wore on, the disco took over with young and old taking to the dance floor to boogie the night away.
- In some ways that's no bad thing - what else is dance music for if not to compel you to boogie?
- People flocked out to hear the chosen band and to either sit and enjoy the music, or boogie the night away.
- I also like any movie where the characters can boogie, and Napoleon has dancing skills like I've never seen.
- No-one objects when you boogie around your flat in a victory dance with a self-satisfied grin on your face.
- As Kate got more alcohol into her system, the more she wanted to dance, and her and Cameron boogied on the dance floor.
- So in a fond farewell, supporters turned out to test their artful talents in the old structure and to boogie down in the adjacent, air-conditioned party tent.
- There is also the added bonus of great walks and a dance floor to boogie off those calories.
- The traveler, on the other hand, is ready to boogie when he or she leaves, but is lonesome and tired on the way home.
- She said: ‘John runs mobile discos and we are always the first to boogie at parties.’
- And he says, ‘Sometimes I wanted to go out and go and boogie and dance and cajole around and drink and smoke and have fun.’
- He pointed to the dance floor, where her group was still boogieing.
- If you shimmied to ‘Shake,’ you'll want to boogie down to ‘Bounce’ and ‘Girl Next Door.’
- You have to fully regroup, march right back to front and boogie down like Ben and George.
- I thought it was just an album to boogie and eat Angel Delight to.
Synonyms
dance, jig, leap, jump, skip, bounce
1. 1.1North American Move or leave somewhere fast.
  〈北美〉（快速）行进；离开
  I think we'd better boogie on out of here
  我认为我们最好尽快离开此地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the effervescent teenage waiter boogied past us on his way another table, M stopped him with the question that was clearly eating him.
  Obviously we'll do the show and then right after that I have to boogie out to get to Texas because we start running the following day in Texas.
  Synonyms
  hurtle, speed, career, shoot, streak, sweep, hare, fly, wing

Origin

Early 20th century (originally US in the sense ‘party’): of unknown origin.

词汇	boogie
释义	Definition of boogie in English: boogie (also boogie-woogie) nounPlural boogiesˈbuːɡiˈbʊɡi mass noun 1A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat. 布吉乐（一种用钢琴演奏的强烈、快节奏的布鲁斯乐曲） the strident boogie of the title track count noun the pianist cruises through old-fashioned boogies Example sentencesExamples New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was originally called jazz. He played some fantastic boogie-woogie piano, then fell off the piano stool and was sick on the floor. Eastwood explains: ‘The first thing he showed me was how to play boogie-woogie.’ Then, some boogie-woogie piano comes in, and kids begin shouting, ‘Happy birthday to you!’ He is still Jones's hero, and Holland has always loved boogie-woogie piano. There are workshops on boogie-woogie piano and acoustic and electric guitar. I mean, Paul's about as close to an original as you can get without being one, but if I really want to hear some great boogie-woogie, I'll go to the source, thanks. He indulges in doo-wop, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie and Euro-classical paradigms. I particularly admired his performances of J. P. Johnson's stride pieces, boogie-woogie, and of his own works for organ. I can't imagine him incorporating boogie-woogie or rock. And not just R and B, but funk, blues and boogie-woogie - Turner shows his versatility and mastery at every turn. I think it's best if I leave the old boogie-woogie to the Sugar Babes of the world, eh? His earliest influences were boogie-woogie, blues and swing. Fats invented the boogie-woogie piano style later used ubiquitously by early rock-n-rollers like Jerry Lee Lewis. And the latest entertainment for the regulars is the new honky-tonk / boogie-woogie piano nights with Karl Mullen on ‘as many Fridays as possible’. Gints sits down to rattle off some boogie-woogie. There's as much boogie-woogie in its movements as conga and tango. Some boogie-woogie piano, some Japanese pop, some Frank Sinatra. Jools Holland and his 18-piece Rhythm and Blues Orchestra will play their boogie-woogie, honed over 15 albums and two decades, on July 2. Here, you find everything from 12-tone to boogie-woogie, neoclassic to blues, and neo-romantic to completely abstract constructions. 1.1informal count noun A dance to pop or rock music. 〈非正式〉霹雳舞 Example sentencesExamples And unlike the previous use of archaic folk tunes, Cajun stomps and swamp water boogies just don't have the same traditionalist staying power. In the video, he gets chased around by a gangster for a while and then celebrates getting away by having a bit of a boogie on a stage. I put my book down and scrolled through Navigation to see if ex-owner had the Macarena, as I felt like a bit of a boogie to music that no one else could hear. Everyone out to have a good boogie on a Saturday night. After a bit of a boogie to Grooverider with the dance nutters we left for home at about 3am. Remember drinking champers and having a boogie… the rest is a blank? Jordanians feel that a bit of a boogie makes a meal go down easier, so live music and a dancefloor are a must at posher establishments. Down by Mexico way is close by makes a nice combo if you fancy a salsa boogie upstairs. Well, I should probably go, I have some mad boogie dancing to catch up with. The name Earth, Wind and Fire is almost synonymous with good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing! It is a fantastic album and whenever we do a concert and she is playing we all have a boogie and try and copy her dance routines. That night we find ourselves in the Zona Rosa area to hear more live music, have a boogie, and quaff more of the local firewater, Aguardiente. I'm going to go out on the dance floor and have a boogie as Luke puts it. That is how my day at work went, from watching cartoons to watching an eight-year-old boogie to mobile phone tunes. So I was in this club, having a bit of a boogie with Hot Canadian Dude (who isn't so hot anymore. Nitty Gritty at Oslo is open 9-2pm and is the place to be on a Wednesday if you want a drink and a boogie. ‘We've even had two police officers have a little boogie,’ says Cummins. The last time I went out on the town for a few drinks and a bit of a boogie was my birthday, back in October. I think if you want to have a good time with good company, then this is a good choice for a boogie. It's a cool place, great for a Friday or Saturday night where your looking for some good drinks and a boogie till around 1: 30. Synonyms dance verbboogieing, boogied, boogiesˈbuːɡiˈbʊɡi [no object]informal 1Dance to pop or rock music. 〈非正式〉霹雳舞 Pat went off to boogie to a steel band 帕特走下台来随着钢鼓乐队的音乐跳起霹雳舞。 Example sentencesExamples I also like any movie where the characters can boogie, and Napoleon has dancing skills like I've never seen. Suddenly the groom's 80-year-old grandmother boogied to the dance floor and started a very lively line dance, which inspired half the room to hop to their feet. After the speech, Churchill Club members boogied away the night in single-minded pursuit of the groove. You have to fully regroup, march right back to front and boogie down like Ben and George. So in a fond farewell, supporters turned out to test their artful talents in the old structure and to boogie down in the adjacent, air-conditioned party tent. Committee members and volunteers were letting their hair down and they boogied and jived to the rhythmic beat of local band The Jury. No-one objects when you boogie around your flat in a victory dance with a self-satisfied grin on your face. She said: ‘John runs mobile discos and we are always the first to boogie at parties.’ If you shimmied to ‘Shake,’ you'll want to boogie down to ‘Bounce’ and ‘Girl Next Door.’ And he says, ‘Sometimes I wanted to go out and go and boogie and dance and cajole around and drink and smoke and have fun.’ As Kate got more alcohol into her system, the more she wanted to dance, and her and Cameron boogied on the dance floor. I yelled to her, as she boogied with her friends on the living room rug, ‘I'm trying my dress on now!’ In some ways that's no bad thing - what else is dance music for if not to compel you to boogie? There is also the added bonus of great walks and a dance floor to boogie off those calories. I thought it was just an album to boogie and eat Angel Delight to. During the curtain call, Mitchell boogied with Allen. As the night wore on, the disco took over with young and old taking to the dance floor to boogie the night away. He pointed to the dance floor, where her group was still boogieing. ‘I would like to show them how to boogie down,’ he shouts on the album's most cohesive song, ‘Paper Mills’. People flocked out to hear the chosen band and to either sit and enjoy the music, or boogie the night away. The traveler, on the other hand, is ready to boogie when he or she leaves, but is lonesome and tired on the way home. Synonyms dance, jig, leap, jump, skip, bounce 1.1North American no object, with adverbial of direction Move or leave somewhere fast. 〈北美〉（快速）行进；离开 I think we'd better boogie on out of here 我认为我们最好尽快离开此地。 Example sentencesExamples When the effervescent teenage waiter boogied past us on his way another table, M stopped him with the question that was clearly eating him. Obviously we'll do the show and then right after that I have to boogie out to get to Texas because we start running the following day in Texas. Synonyms hurtle, speed, career, shoot, streak, sweep, hare, fly, wing Origin Early 20th century (originally US in the sense 'party'): of unknown origin. Rhymes boogie-woogie, sastrugi Definition of boogie in US English: boogie (also boogie-woogie) nounˈbʊɡiˈbo͝oɡē 1A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat. 布吉乐（一种用钢琴演奏的强烈、快节奏的布鲁斯乐曲） Example sentencesExamples Gints sits down to rattle off some boogie-woogie. He indulges in doo-wop, rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie and Euro-classical paradigms. I particularly admired his performances of J. P. Johnson's stride pieces, boogie-woogie, and of his own works for organ. Here, you find everything from 12-tone to boogie-woogie, neoclassic to blues, and neo-romantic to completely abstract constructions. I mean, Paul's about as close to an original as you can get without being one, but if I really want to hear some great boogie-woogie, I'll go to the source, thanks. He played some fantastic boogie-woogie piano, then fell off the piano stool and was sick on the floor. Some boogie-woogie piano, some Japanese pop, some Frank Sinatra. Eastwood explains: ‘The first thing he showed me was how to play boogie-woogie.’ New to audiences might be the fact that the lindy hop, along with the Charleston, cakewalk, minstrel blues and boogie-woogie, was originally called jazz. There's as much boogie-woogie in its movements as conga and tango. And the latest entertainment for the regulars is the new honky-tonk / boogie-woogie piano nights with Karl Mullen on ‘as many Fridays as possible’. Then, some boogie-woogie piano comes in, and kids begin shouting, ‘Happy birthday to you!’ Fats invented the boogie-woogie piano style later used ubiquitously by early rock-n-rollers like Jerry Lee Lewis. And not just R and B, but funk, blues and boogie-woogie - Turner shows his versatility and mastery at every turn. His earliest influences were boogie-woogie, blues and swing. Jools Holland and his 18-piece Rhythm and Blues Orchestra will play their boogie-woogie, honed over 15 albums and two decades, on July 2. He is still Jones's hero, and Holland has always loved boogie-woogie piano. I can't imagine him incorporating boogie-woogie or rock. I think it's best if I leave the old boogie-woogie to the Sugar Babes of the world, eh? There are workshops on boogie-woogie piano and acoustic and electric guitar. 1.1informal A dance to fast pop or rock music. 〈非正式〉霹雳舞 Example sentencesExamples I put my book down and scrolled through Navigation to see if ex-owner had the Macarena, as I felt like a bit of a boogie to music that no one else could hear. I'm going to go out on the dance floor and have a boogie as Luke puts it. Nitty Gritty at Oslo is open 9-2pm and is the place to be on a Wednesday if you want a drink and a boogie. The name Earth, Wind and Fire is almost synonymous with good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing! I think if you want to have a good time with good company, then this is a good choice for a boogie. The last time I went out on the town for a few drinks and a bit of a boogie was my birthday, back in October. ‘We've even had two police officers have a little boogie,’ says Cummins. And unlike the previous use of archaic folk tunes, Cajun stomps and swamp water boogies just don't have the same traditionalist staying power. That night we find ourselves in the Zona Rosa area to hear more live music, have a boogie, and quaff more of the local firewater, Aguardiente. Well, I should probably go, I have some mad boogie dancing to catch up with. After a bit of a boogie to Grooverider with the dance nutters we left for home at about 3am. Remember drinking champers and having a boogie… the rest is a blank? Jordanians feel that a bit of a boogie makes a meal go down easier, so live music and a dancefloor are a must at posher establishments. It's a cool place, great for a Friday or Saturday night where your looking for some good drinks and a boogie till around 1: 30. It is a fantastic album and whenever we do a concert and she is playing we all have a boogie and try and copy her dance routines. That is how my day at work went, from watching cartoons to watching an eight-year-old boogie to mobile phone tunes. Everyone out to have a good boogie on a Saturday night. In the video, he gets chased around by a gangster for a while and then celebrates getting away by having a bit of a boogie on a stage. Down by Mexico way is close by makes a nice combo if you fancy a salsa boogie upstairs. So I was in this club, having a bit of a boogie with Hot Canadian Dude (who isn't so hot anymore. Synonyms dance verbˈbʊɡiˈbo͝oɡē [no object]informal 1Dance to fast pop or rock music. 〈非正式〉霹雳舞 ready to boogie down to the music of the house band he can boogie the night away Example sentencesExamples During the curtain call, Mitchell boogied with Allen. Suddenly the groom's 80-year-old grandmother boogied to the dance floor and started a very lively line dance, which inspired half the room to hop to their feet. I yelled to her, as she boogied with her friends on the living room rug, ‘I'm trying my dress on now!’ Committee members and volunteers were letting their hair down and they boogied and jived to the rhythmic beat of local band The Jury. After the speech, Churchill Club members boogied away the night in single-minded pursuit of the groove. ‘I would like to show them how to boogie down,’ he shouts on the album's most cohesive song, ‘Paper Mills’. As the night wore on, the disco took over with young and old taking to the dance floor to boogie the night away. In some ways that's no bad thing - what else is dance music for if not to compel you to boogie? People flocked out to hear the chosen band and to either sit and enjoy the music, or boogie the night away. I also like any movie where the characters can boogie, and Napoleon has dancing skills like I've never seen. No-one objects when you boogie around your flat in a victory dance with a self-satisfied grin on your face. As Kate got more alcohol into her system, the more she wanted to dance, and her and Cameron boogied on the dance floor. So in a fond farewell, supporters turned out to test their artful talents in the old structure and to boogie down in the adjacent, air-conditioned party tent. There is also the added bonus of great walks and a dance floor to boogie off those calories. The traveler, on the other hand, is ready to boogie when he or she leaves, but is lonesome and tired on the way home. She said: ‘John runs mobile discos and we are always the first to boogie at parties.’ And he says, ‘Sometimes I wanted to go out and go and boogie and dance and cajole around and drink and smoke and have fun.’ He pointed to the dance floor, where her group was still boogieing. If you shimmied to ‘Shake,’ you'll want to boogie down to ‘Bounce’ and ‘Girl Next Door.’ You have to fully regroup, march right back to front and boogie down like Ben and George. I thought it was just an album to boogie and eat Angel Delight to. Synonyms dance, jig, leap, jump, skip, bounce 1.1North American Move or leave somewhere fast. 〈北美〉（快速）行进；离开 I think we'd better boogie on out of here 我认为我们最好尽快离开此地。 Example sentencesExamples When the effervescent teenage waiter boogied past us on his way another table, M stopped him with the question that was clearly eating him. Obviously we'll do the show and then right after that I have to boogie out to get to Texas because we start running the following day in Texas. Synonyms hurtle, speed, career, shoot, streak, sweep, hare, fly, wing Origin Early 20th century (originally US in the sense ‘party’): of unknown origin.
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