boogie

verb

variants also boogy or boogey
Definition of boogienext
as in to bop

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Recent Examples of boogie Toronto and Orlando know how to boogie. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 Summer is winding down in North Texas, but there’s still plenty of fun activities around the area for those looking to boogie over the weekend. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2025 John Travolta With Pulp Fiction, John Travolta boogied his way back into pop culture relevance and onto his first of eight EW covers. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boogie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boogie
  1. bop
  2. waltz
  3. tango
  4. jitterbug
  5. fox-trot
  6. shuffle
  7. shag
  8. jive
Verb
  • Prior and McGuiness, along with bullpen coach Josh Bard, bop around to different pitchers, seeing who wants to throw or if anyone needs a catch partner.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Kansas Citians soaked up the sun on Friday night, swing dancing, swaying and bopping along to Sheryl Crow on the FIFA Fan Fest stage.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Definition of bop
Verb
  • Jey Uso lost to Oba Femi and decided to waltz over to SmackDown to try to get a shot at Zayn’s title.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Sweden waltzed to a 5-1 victory against Tunisia in its opener, with its forward line of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres capitalizing on some poor defending.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Definition of waltz
Verb
  • Eliminating even more discomfort by only having one cord to tango with is a win for me.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
  • With technical excellence and dramatic flair, the pair tangoed to one of the loudest crowd receptions of the competition.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of tango
Verb
  • Vin Knight is affecting as Leopold Bloom, an anxious outsider in his city, his subconscious, and his leaky body; Scott Shepherd plays multiple roles, but is particularly droll as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging hornily through Dublin.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Clifton Daniel, for instance, jitterbugged with an expertise that increased one’s respect for The New York Times.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Definition of jitterbug
Verb
  • Alongside pro partner Emma Slater, Richter tangoed, quick-stepped, and fox-trotted all the way to week 9 before being eliminated — just one week shy of the semifinals.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of fox-trot
Verb
  • While the downtown’s worth a visit on its own, most visitors shuffle in for a visit to Singing Beach, a stretch of fine sand just 10 minutes on foot from the train station.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
  • Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of shuffle
Verb
  • Ingle has continued to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Pregame batting practice is a relaxed, tranquil time for hitters to get some hacks, outfielders and pitchers to shag fly balls and infielders to take grounders.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
Definition of shag
Verb
  • From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • The high school musical romance Grease hand-jived its way into theaters during the summer of 1978.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Definition of jive

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