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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

boogie

/(bo͝o"gē)/ · IPA /ˈbʊ.ɡi/
01 n. An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).
  1. 1.
    An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).(Music)
  2. 2.
    A black person; -- offensive and disparaging.[slang]
Syn. boogie-woogie.
02 v. i. To do a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.
  1. 1.
    To do a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.