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full-tilt boogie

full-tilt boogie is the alternative spelling of full tilt boogie.

Meaning of full tilt boogie

Adverb

full tilt boogie (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) At the most extreme level; at full capacity.
    • So we ran, full tilt boogie. Behind us, the footsteps echoed. ¶ Natalie and I shot around the corner. Before our pursuers appeared, I pointed up. Natalie flapped to the roof. I scrambled after her.2004, Bruce Hale, The Malted Falcon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 55

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Questions about full-tilt boogie

What is full-tilt boogie the alternative spelling of?
Full-tilt boogie is the alternative spelling of full tilt boogie.

Words near full-tilt boogie in the dictionary

  1. full-stretch
  2. full-summed
  3. full-throated
  4. full-throatedly
  5. full-throttle
  6. full-tilt boogie
  7. full-time
  8. full-time equivalent
  9. full-time equivalents
  10. full-time job
  11. full-timer

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