bugaloo

Noun

boogaloo (countable and uncountable, plural boogaloos)

1. (uncountable) A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s.
2. A style of dance to this music, popular in the 1960s.
   • Most hip Gothamites now trying to get rhythmic understanding between arms, legs and sacroiliac in order to get in on the Boogaloo dance craze.1966 August 11, Jet, volume 30, number 18, page 63
3. (countable) A piece of music, or an instance of dancing, in or of this style.
   • Basie played boogie-woogie, and Ellington boleros and boogaloos. To see the Marsalis faction rap a standard or breakdance before the blues would bring them full-circle, in full embrace, […]1991, Black American Literature Forum
4. A type of freestyle, improvisational street dance incorporating soulful steps and robotic movements, originally danced to funk and disco, but later more commonly to hip-hop.
5. (Internet, humorous) A sequel or repetition of events, etc. Often used to mock a lack of creativity.
   • “Felix, I—” “Kate, come on,” he begged. “We're a team, sleuth times two, boogaloo. We can do it.”2014, Jaqueline Girdner, Murder My Deer, Open Road Media, →ISBN
6. (Internet, US) A hypothetical second American Civil War, in which far-right or antigovernment activists rise up against the government.
   • Today, boogaloo has seeped out of the gaming community and found fertile ground in militant fringe movements. That includes anarchists and others on the far left. But it's especially popular among right-wing militias and self-described patriot groups.2020 January 10, Hannah Allam, “'Boogaloo' Is The New Far-Right Slang For Civil War”, in NPR, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2020

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