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boogies

boogies is the plural of boogie.

boogies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boogie.

Meaning of boogie

Noun (1)

boogie (plural boogies)

  1. (US, informal) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
    Synonyms:
    booger, bogie

Noun (2)

boogie (plural boogies)

  1. (informal) A style of swing dance.
  2. (informal) Any relatively energetic dance to pop or rock music.
    • Come on girls, let's get on the dancefloor and have a boogie!
  3. (informal) A large, organised skydiving event.
  4. (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black person.
    • in front of the White House during the crisis over admission of James Meredith to the Univeristy of Mississippi, we were counterpicketed by five members of the American Nazi Party. One of them carried two placards: one saying "Who Needs Niggers?" and the other "Back to the Trees, Boogies!" Finally...1966, Liberation: An Independent Monthly, Volumes 11-12, page 66

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Phrases with boogies

Questions about boogies

What is boogies the plural of?
Boogies is the plural of boogie.

Words near boogies in the dictionary

  1. boogieing
  2. boogieman
  3. boogiemen
  4. boogier
  5. boogiers
  6. boogies
  7. boogies down
  8. boogies on down
  9. boogiewoogie
  10. boogiewoogies
  11. boogin

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