I. |bu̇gē|wu̇gē, |bügē|wü- noun
also boogie
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
a. : a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a persistent rhythmic ground bass and florid figurations of a simple melody
b. : a piece so played
2. : a jitterbug dance danced to boogie-woogie music in a swaybacked posture with motions throughout the body, the basic step being a double side step with toe-heel accent
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to dance the boogie-woogie