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- [boo g-ee-woo g-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee]
- /ˈbʊg iˈwʊg i, ˈbu giˈwu gi/
- /ˈbuː.ɡi ˈwuː.ɡi/
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- [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
exclamation
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
Top questions with boogie-woogie
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