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to get the boogaloo going

to get the boogaloo going

9.9
To encourage a violent uprising or armed action often linked to the online Boogaloo movement
  • phrasal verb
  • Offensive
translation icon : [Ofensivo] incitar a un levantamiento armado
  • Investigators said the chat logs showed plans aimed at getting the boogaloo going this summer.

Examples

  • Online extremists tried to get the boogaloo going by coordinating armed demonstrations across states.

  • The forum moderator removed posts that urged followers to get the boogaloo going immediately.

  • The activists want to get the boogaloo going soon.

  • Don't get the boogaloo going without a plan!

  • Online extremists tried to get the boogaloo going by coordinating armed demonstrations across states.

  • The forum moderator removed posts that urged followers to get the boogaloo going immediately.

  • Investigators said the chat logs showed plans aimed at getting the boogaloo going this summer.

Synonyms

to stir up
vsto get the boogaloo going
48 4.8

To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear

focuses on inciting armed rebellion and violent unrest rather than just emotions
to stir trouble
vsto get the boogaloo going
  • Informal
5 5.3

To cause fights or problems between people on purpose

seeks to inspire violent armed action rather than mere disorder
rabble-rousing
vsto get the boogaloo going
  • Literature
2 8.6

Making ordinary people angry or excited about politics

aims specifically to push towards violent armed uprising rather than general political anger
to shit-stir
vsto get the boogaloo going
  • Offensive
9.9

To say or do things that cause arguments and make people angry

pushes for violent uprising and organized armed action rather than petty arguments

Antonyms

to calm down
  • Informal
594 1.4

To become less angry, excited, or upset

to pacify
8 6.3

To bring peace to a place after fighting, often by using force

How Violent

to revolt
22 4.9
to get the boogaloo going
  • Offensive
9.9
to stir up
48 4.8
to inflame public opinion
  • Literature
1 7.7

Surface Forms

get the boogaloo going infinitive
getting the boogaloo going present participle
gets the boogaloo going third person singular
got the boogaloo going past
got the boogaloo going past participle

Morphology

get + the + boogaloo + going

The phrase follows the common compositional pattern 'get X going' meaning 'start or activate X'; combining 'get' (induce/start) with 'boogaloo' (a named movement) and 'going' yields the straightforward sense 'start or incite the Boogaloo movement'. While 'boogaloo' is a culture-specific proper noun that requires background knowledge, if a learner already knows that constituent meaning the overall sense is directly derivable.

Etymology

The phrase get the boogaloo going has a darker online history: internet users turned the word boogaloo into a joking code (from the old movie title 'Electric Boogaloo') for a second civil war. So in that context, to get the boogaloo going means 'to incite or encourage a violent uprising'.