First Known Use: 1928
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boogie–woogie
noun boo·gie–woo·gie \ˌbu̇-gē-ˈwu̇-gē, ˌbü-gē-ˈwü-gē\
: a style of playing a type of music similar to jazz (called the blues) on the piano with a fast, strong, steady beat
Full Definition of BOOGIE-WOOGIE
: a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variations
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