This week’s theme
Words from music

This week’s words
pitch-perfect
fanfare
downbeat
boogie
fiddle-faddle

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(BOOG-ee)

MEANING:

verb intr.:	1. To move, go, or depart quickly.
	2. To dance in an energetic manner, especially to rock music.
noun:	1. A style of blues music played on the piano, characterized by a fast tempo and repetitive bass pattern.
	2. A form of lively dance.

ETYMOLOGY:

From boogie-woogie, from African American Vernacular English. Further etymology is uncertain, perhaps of West African origin. Earliest documented use as both noun and verb: 1929.

USAGE:

“Kerr boogied on over for a chat with her teammates.”
Will Swanton; Secret Circle of Matildas Captain; The Australian (Canberra); Aug 4, 2023.

See more usage examples of boogie in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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