boogie-woogie
[ boo g-ee-woo g-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee ]
/ ˈbʊg iˈwʊg i, ˈbu giˈwu gi /
noun Jazz.
a form of instrumental blues, especially for piano, using melodic variations over a constantly repeated bass figure.
Also called
boogie.
Origin of boogie-woogie
1925–30,
Americanism; rhyming compound perhaps based on
boogie
Words nearby boogie-woogie
booger,
boogerman,
boogeyman,
boogie,
boogie board,
boogie-woogie,
boogieman,
boohai,
boohoo,
boojum tree,
book
British Dictionary definitions for boogie-woogie
boogie-woogie
/ (ˈbʊɡɪˈwʊɡɪ, ˈbuːɡɪˈwuːɡɪ) /
noun
a style of piano jazz using a dotted bass pattern, usually with eight notes in a bar and the harmonies of the 12-bar blues