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noun
A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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Synonyms: booger, bogie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A style of swing dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A large, organised skydiving event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skydiving, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A black person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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verb
To dance a boogie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To dance, especially a vigorous, nightclub-type dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, intransitive
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Synonyms: get down
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To move, walk, leave, exit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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noun
an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: boogie-woogie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blues, jazz
verb
dance to boogie music
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
History
French bouger means to move as in a dance move.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
