BOOGALOO

Etymology

Noun

boogaloo (countable and uncountable, plural boogaloos)

(music, uncountable) A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhymths, originating in the United States in the 1960s.

A style of dance to this music, popular in the 1960s.

(music, countable) A piece of music, or an instance of dancing, in or of this style.

A type of freestyle, improvisational street dance incorporating soulful steps and robotic movements, originally danced to funk and disco, but later more commonly to hip-hop.

(internet slang, humorous) A sequel or repetition of events, etc.

(internet slang, politics) A hypothetical second American Civil War, in which far-right or antigovernment activists rise up against the government.

(derogatory, possibly, dated) A black person.

Verb

boogaloo (third-person singular simple present boogaloos, present participle boogalooing, simple past and past participle boogalooed)

(intransitive) To dance in this style.

Source: Wiktionary



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