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boogie-woogie

boog·ie-woog·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo g-ee-woo g-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee]
    • /ˈbʊg iˈwʊg i, ˈbu giˈwu gi/
    • /ˈbuː.ɡi ˈwuː.ɡi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo g-ee-woo g-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee]
    • /ˈbʊg iˈwʊg i, ˈbu giˈwu gi/

Definitions of boogie-woogie word

  • noun boogie-woogie a style of piano jazz using a dotted bass pattern, usually with eight notes in a bar and the harmonies of the 12-bar blues 3
  • noun boogie-woogie a blues-based style of jazz piano playing in which insistently repeated bass figures employing eighth notes accompany melodic variations in the treble 3
  • noun boogie-woogie a form of instrumental blues, especially for piano, using melodic variations over a constantly repeated bass figure. 1
  • noun boogie-woogie style of jazz music 1
  • noun boogie-woogie (music) a style of blues piano music. 0
  • noun boogie-woogie a style of swing dance. 0

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Origin of boogie-woogie

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30, Americanism; rhyming compound perhaps based on boogie

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Parts of speech for Boogie-woogie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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boogie-woogie popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for boogie-woogie

noun boogie-woogie

  • bop — A bop is a dance.
  • swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
  • blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
  • boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
  • ragtime — a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.

Top questions with boogie-woogie

  • which pianist was famous for the style of boogie-woogie?

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