Sekirov Dictionary

boogaloo

/ˈbuːɡəˌluː/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 3

noun7

A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s.
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A piece of music, or an instance of dancing, in or of this style.
- Basie played boogie-woogie, and Ellington boleros and boogaloos. To see the Marsalis faction rap a standard or breakdance before the blues would bring them full-circle, in full embrace, […] — 1991
(US, Internet) A hypothetical second American Civil War, in which far-right or antigovernment activists rise up against the government.
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A style of dance to this music, popular in the 1960s.
- Most hip Gothamites now trying to get rhythmic understanding between arms, legs and sacroiliac in order to get in on the Boogaloo dance craze. — 1966
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(Internet, humorous) A sequel or repetition of events, etc. Often used to mock a lack of creativity.
- “Felix, I—” “Kate, come on,” he begged. “We're a team, sleuth times two, boogaloo. We can do it.” — 2014
A type of freestyle, improvisational street dance incorporating soulful steps and robotic movements, originally danced to funk and disco, but later more commonly to hip-hop.
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(offensive, old-fashioned) A black person.
- I like the explanation of this war given by "Boogaloo", a happy-go-lucky Negro, as he talked with my husband. — 1939

verb1

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To dance in this style.
- She would have screamed in the judge's face, getting her man ninety years and a day. "You two boogaloo like an old married couple," I tell them after they've danced stiffly for a few minutes. — 1972

forms

boogalooed · boogalooing · boogaloos

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