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plural boogies
(informal) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. examples
(slang, ethnic slur) A black person. quotations
in front of the White House during the crisis over admission of James Meredith to the Univeristy of Mississippi, we were counterpicketed by five members of the American Nazi Party. One of them carried two placards: one saying "Who Needs Niggers?" and the other "Back to the Trees, Boogies!" Finally a passerby, incensed by the sight of the Stars-and-Stripes being carried alongside the Nazi Swastika, assaulted one of the Nazis
1966, Liberation: An Independent Monthly, Volumes 11-12, page 66
(informal) A style of swing dance. examples
(skydiving, informal) A large, organised skydiving event. examples
third-person singular simple present boogies, present participle boogying or boogieing, simple past and past participle boogied
(intransitive) To dance a boogie. quotations examples
Don't you know I wanna boogie with you / Hey, I wanna boogie with you / Down on the corner
1979, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “I Want to Boogie With You”, in The Bells
Mr. Nichols said that with permits, equipment storage fees and other expenses, it costs the association about $7,000 for a season of boogieing.
2007 May 28, Tim Murphy, “A Little Older and a Bit Creakier, Skaters Boogie on in Central Park”, in New York Times
(intransitive, informal) To move, walk, leave, exit. quotations examples
Again, the entire line stopped, and again, by the time I got there the enemy had boogied, having accomplished their mission: to delay and harass us
1999, Thom Nicholson, 15 Months with SOG: A Warrior's Tour, page 75
The waiter boogied back with the drinks and did a little shimmy before he boogied off.
2007, Blaize Clement, Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter, page 69
Once in a while just coming upon a tilted snowbank in the midst of a feeding area is enough to send a band boogieing away downhill.
2002, Douglas H. Chadwick, A Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat Observed, page 149