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boogaloo

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noun

Say it like: Boo-gal-oo

The correct spelling is boogaloo. A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s.

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noun

  1. 1.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. 2.A style of dance to this music, popular in the 1960s.
  3. 3.A piece of music, or an instance of dancing, in or of this style.
  4. 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. 5.A sequel or repetition of events, etc.

verb

  1. 1.To dance in this style.

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