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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

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

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

The adults chill and maybe have a High Noon and some chips while the kids play and look for sand crabs and boogie board and climb the rocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 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

Here, L.A.'s coolest lewks come out; everyone boogies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

“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

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

I boogied down to a couple hits by Wham! before leaving to stake out a spot to watch Doja Cat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 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

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

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

The party will include refreshments, giveaways, snacks, prizes, a professional D.J. and, according to the organization, no boogieing adults.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015

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

From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2015


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