BOOGIE-WOOGIE


Meaning of BOOGIE-WOOGIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbu̇-gē-ˈwu̇-gē, ˌbü-gē-ˈwü-gē ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1928

: a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variations

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.