1
2
: earthy and strongly rhythmic rock music conducive to dancing
also
: a period of or occasion for dancing to this music
variants
or less commonly boogy
or boogey
boogied also boogeyed; boogying also boogeying
2
a
: to move quickly
b
: to get going
Examples of boogie in a Sentence
Verb
Let's boogie on out of here.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
So be sure to go boogie at the Mojave stage on Saturday.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Hudson's show, guests are invited to boogie their way down a hallway backstage, dubbed the spirit tunnel, while staffers clap and chant for them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Go full tilt boogie in that comments section, and be sure to check back Thursday for our Q&A with the milkman, himself!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
So be sure to go boogie at the Mojave stage on Saturday.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Popular since at least the early 1970s, poppers were thought to enhance pleasure in the bedroom and while boogieing on disco dance floors to anthems by the likes of Donna Summer and Loleatta Holloway.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
On Hudson's show, guests are invited to boogie their way down a hallway backstage, dubbed the spirit tunnel, while staffers clap and chant for them.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boogie
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“Boogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boogie. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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