boogieing

Moving to music

Boogieing is dancing energetically, especially to rock or pop music.

The word captures uninhibited, rhythmic movement rather than formal technique: We spent the night boogieing at the club.

Also spelled boogying.

dancing

disco

Seventies dance music

  • funkDepression or groove music
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • jiveSwing-era dance or bunk

salsa · hip-hop · freestyle · breakdancing · clubbing · grooving · shimmying · gyrating · twirling · spinning

music

funk

Depression or groove music

  • discoSeventies dance music
  • soulInnermost animating essence
  • basslineLow-register musical foundation

beat · tempo · groove · syncopation · rhythm · backbeat · downbeat · jam · DJ · dancefloor

nightlife

clubbing

Visiting nightclubs for entertainment

afterhours · barhopping · lounge · neon · bouncer · VIP · partying · raving · discotheque · hotspot

energy

lively

Animated and energetic

vivacious · energetic · dynamic · peppy · bubbly · effervescent · vigorous · sprightly · zestful · jaunty

celebration

party

Gathering for celebration

  • bashForceful striking blow
  • shindigBoisterous social gathering
  • fiestaFestive public celebration

revelry · jamboree · get-together · festivity · rave · hoedown · block party · wedding reception · prom · homecoming

Opposites
physical movement

boogieingstanding still

Absence of motion

sitting · lying down · resting · motionless · freezing

energy/activity level

boogieinglounging

Reclining in idleness

sleeping · napping · vegetating · lazing · idling

social/emotional tone

boogieingwallflowering

Staying unnoticed at gatherings

sitting out · mourning · moping · grieving · abstaining

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G