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boogie

[boog-ee, boo-gee] / ˈbʊg i, ˈbu gi /






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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

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

"Because that's my lineage and the things I grew up listening to. If you want to boogie on down, you listen to a Mette record."

From BBC May 29, 2024

Bring your boogie shoes — and your thinking caps.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2024

Mom rummaged in the storage area until she found two boogie boards.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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

Virginia-born, New York-based singer Mabel Scott made a career singing boogies and boogie-woogies, but her salacious 1950 hit may be the most enduring smash in her catalog.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2014

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

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

The actor was spotlighted in several episodes during the show’s second season, particularly the finale, when Mr. Milchick boogied while backing a marching band during an employee celebration for completing the Cold Harbor file.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2025

Convention attendees also saw the moves of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who boogied his way to the stage to giggles in the room.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

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

People took to the streets and boogied down to Steam's 1969 hit "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye."

From Salon Nov. 16, 2020

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

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

Another photo of Trump boogieing at Le Club, the private watering hole in the 70’s on the Upper East Side where boomers went to show off and misbehave.

From Salon Jun. 13, 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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