Meanings
nounboogie-woogie (countable and uncountable, plural boogie-woogies)
plural boogie-woogies
- countableuncountableentertainmentA style of blues piano music.
Well, they got a pet monkey He likes to get drunky And sing boogie-woogie And it sounds real funky.
1969, “Gitarzan”, Ray Stevens, Bill Everette (lyrics), performed by Ray Stevens - countableuncountabledanceA style of swing dance.
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can bet your soul / They did the boogie-woogie with a sturdy roll
1953, Ahmet Ertegun, “Mess Around”, performed by Ray Charles
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Reduplication of boogie (“party”), of unknown origin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 布吉伍吉, 搏基沃基
- 布吉伍吉 (bùjíwǔjí)music genre
- 搏基沃基 (bójīwòjī)music genre
Esperanto bugio
- bugiomusic genre
Estonian bugi-vugi
- bugi-vugimusic genre
French boogie-woogie
- boogie-woogiemusic genre
German Boogie-Woogie
- Boogie-Woogiemusic genre
Hebrew בוגי־ווגי
- בוגי־ווגי (búgi-wúgi)music genre
Japanese ブギウギ
- ブギウギ (bugiugi)music genre
Korean 부기우기
- 부기우기 (bugiugi)music genre
Russian буги-ву́ги
- буги-ву́ги (bugi-vúgi)music genre
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with boogie-woogie
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“boogie-woogie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boogie-woogie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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