boogie

[boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /

NOUN

dance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disco samba tango waltz

STRONG

Charleston conga foxtrot frolic hop hustle jig jitter jitterbug jive jump leap one-step promenade rhumba spin step swing tap twist two-step

WEAK

boogie down bunny hop cut a rug foot it get down rock n' roll trip the light fantastic

NOUN

jazz

Synonyms

STRONG

Dixieland bebop blues boogie-woogie bop jive ragtime swing

WEAK

fusion jazz hot jazz improvisational music

VERB

amble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drift loiter meander mosey ramble sashay saunter stroll toddle wander

STRONG

ankle dawdle gander percolate

WEAK

hoof it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run stay

VERB

hotfoot

Synonyms

STRONG

barrel bolt clip dart dash fly gallop hurtle race run scoot speed sprint streak tear zip zoom

WEAK

burn rubber go like a bat out of hell hightail it make haste

Antonyms

STRONG

decelerate halt slow stay wait walk

WEAK

dawdle

Example Sentences

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In Little Sam’s Island & Beach Fun, boogie boards and water toys sat unrented in the near-empty shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

"It was a bit of a boogie, a rave... it was like a nightclub."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Hargitay and her “SVU” co-star Kelli Giddish posted their own boogie to the funky, jazzy tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Beyoncé has never sounded more southern as she sings, "It's a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown."

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024

“I just hope the boogie man doesn’t live on that thing,” she said in a distant, haunted voice.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

boogie

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