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boogie

[boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /






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She ended her short speech by going on the dance floor to greet well-wishers and boogie for a bit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

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

He had planned to tour in October and November with Tom Seals's boogie woogie band, but they put it back until 2025 because they could not get the theatre dates they wanted, he said.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2024

I’d boogie to “Boogie Fever,” clap to “Born To Be Alive” and sashay to “I Will Survive,” inches from shimmying into the La-Z-Boy or Travolta-armsing our Airedale.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2024

Seeing Brandy makes me sad, and I get the funny thought that friendship is like boogie boarding.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

A few beats later, Finley boogies to “Disco Inferno” while a video of men dancing in a club plays behind her.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2023

For a sequence where Silverio boogies down to a vocals-only version of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” the visual ballet for Khondji was an expression of intimacy and scale.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2022

“And we’re bipartisan this year,” joked one of the night’s attendees, pointing out yet another change in the way Washington boogies in 2017.

From Washington Post Feb. 8, 2017

“All by Myself” is playing, as it was in the opening credits of the first movie—but then the song changes, and Bridget boogies to House of Pain’s “Jump Around.”

From The New Yorker Sep. 24, 2016

Whether I play the blues or boogies, concertos or cantatas, I forget about me.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

“Moonage Daydream” won raves at May’s Cannes Film Festival, where Morgen memorably boogied down the red carpet to Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2022

Some gleeful fans turned around to shoot selfies with Bieber, who wore a a black skullcap, shades, a white hoodie and a sparkling necklace as he boogied in the background.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2022

Remember when Theresa May boogied her way on to the Conservative Party conference stage to Abba's Dancing Queen?

From BBC Dec. 27, 2021

The 76-year-old showed no signs of poor health or even his age as he danced, pranced and boogied up and down a long catwalk that extended to the middle of the stadium's field.

From Fox News Aug. 23, 2019

And while the crowd clapped, called out, and boogied on that last song, Clayton found an opening to plead his case.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

This observation was encapsulated quite profoundly by one Gen-X Threads user, who directed a few thoughts at “younger respondents” underneath a video of one middle-aged mama absolutely boogieing down.

From Salon May 27, 2024

There are some longueurs in its later galleries, replete with dozens of later abstract paintings and reliefs: so many dancing circles, so many boogieing lines.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 2021

On Wednesday, Theresa May seemed to focus on the latter, making her entrance for her big conference speech by boogieing to Abba's Dancing Queen.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2018

Related: Ian McKellen: 'Gandalf the Grey likes boogieing around Hobbiton and having a drink' “There’s nothing scary about acting with her,” he continued.

From The Guardian Nov. 21, 2015

I don’t know what he was doing, but he was boogieing now.

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2015




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