boogaloo
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- noun
- /ˌbuːɡəˈluː/
- US
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boogaloo
- Make no mistake—this is not your Nuyorican salsa; it's actually quite a diverse mix of genres, but I do think salsa and boogaloo collectors will like this record a lot more than they might think.
Examples
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The student threw both arms over his head in joy and spun back onto the dance floor, where he went into a ponylike boogaloo, pawing the air.
Fiction book (1993) -
EXCUSE ME WHILE I DO THE BOOGALOO.
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No, it's hitch kick, then boogaloo.
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His electric boogaloo.
Blog text (16) -
Red sang, "Ooooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world," and then did a spastic boogaloo.
Fiction book (1998) -
♪ No, no, no, nobody can do ♪ ♪ The shing-a-ling like I do ♪ ♪ Nobody can do the skate like I do ♪ ♪ Nobody can do boogaloo like I do ♪ Who wanted the M&Ms?
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At the party, everyone joined in to showcase their skills while performing the boogaloo to the lively funk music.
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The dance instructor demonstrated how to do the boogaloo, moving smoothly across the floor with rhythmic body rolls.
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During the talent show, she wowed the audience with her energetic boogaloo dance, capturing the essence of funk music.
Synonyms
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8.0
A lively dance to jazz or ragtime that shakes the shoulders and hips
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3.7
An energetic street dance with flips and spins often to hip-hop music
A style of dancing where people bump into each other on purpose, usually at punk shows
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boogaloo comes from 1960s New York, where dancers mixed Latin rhythms and R&B and the name links to boogie, which means 'to dance'. So boogaloo now names a street dance of smooth, popping and rolling moves often done to funk or soul music.