Definitions For Boogaloo

Verb

(intransitive) To dance in this style.

Noun

BOOGALOO. (countable and uncountable, plural BOOGALOOs) (music, uncountable) A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhymths, originating in the United States in the 1960s. A style of dance to this music, popular in the 1960s. (music, countable) A piece of music, or an instance of dancing, in or of this style. 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. (internet slang, humorous) A sequel or repetition of events, etc. (internet slang, politics) A hypothetical second American civil war, civil war, in which far-right or antigovernment activists rise up against the government. (derogatory, possibly, dated) A black person.

Etymology

Attested as a style of dance since at least January 1966 (and found in the titles of many songs around that time), perhaps from boogie (for the ending, compare crackaloo, hullabaloo). (Compare , the Spanish name for the style of music and dance.) Kent Harris used the stage name "Boogaloo" in the 1950s. The sense "sequel or repetition" refers to the title of (1984), a sequel which was so bad it became a cult classic.Hannah Allam, "", NPR, 10 January 2020 Compare boogalee, a term for a cajun, attested since 1960 or earlier.