boogies

Gets down rhythmically

Boogies is the plural of boogie, which has several casual meanings.

A boogie is a dance, especially to rock or pop music: Let's have a boogie.

In informal speech, a boogie is also a piece of nasal mucus—what kids call a booger.

The verb boogie means to dance energetically or to move quickly: We need to boogie if we're going to make it on time.

dance

groove

Narrow cut or routine

  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • discoSeventies dance music
  • funkDepression or groove music

swing · jive · salsa · hip-hop · breakdance · shimmy · shake · wiggle · sway · strut

leaves

bolts

Threaded metal fasteners

jets · zips · scrams · splits · flees · takes off · hurries · speeds · races · scrambles

Opposites
movement/dancing

boogiesstands still

Ceases all movement

freezes · stays put · sits · rests · pauses

travel/going

boogiesstays

Remains in place

remains · lingers · settles · stops · halts

energy/vitality

boogieslanguishes

Weakens through neglect

mopes · slumps · droops · vegetates · stagnates

Phrases
Family

boogie, boogied, boogie-woogie, boogieing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G