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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of boogie.

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Examples

  • Then Bailey showed he can still get everybody dancing vertically, too, as folks from the floor to the rafters boogied as he lead his fellow EWF survivors and a large backing combo of younger musicians through reprises of the massive R&B singles "September," "Shining Star," and "Groove Tonight."

    In concert: Earth Wind and Fire at The Kennedy Center 2011

  • About 10 minutes later, those fans were dancing with Djoko as he boogied at center court to celebrate an epic U.S. Open semifinal win – one in which he dug out of a two-set hole, then saved two match points to beat Federer for the second straight year.

    Novak Djokovic Eliminates Roger Federer In U.S. Open Semifinals 2011

  • Folks from the floor to the rafters boogied as he led his fellow EWF survivors and a large backing combo of younger musicians through reprises of the massive R&B singles "September," "Shining Star" and "Groove Tonight."

    Music review: Earth, Wind and Fire at Kennedy Center 2011

  • The highlight of the dancing was a man in his eighties who tossed his cane away as he gingerly boogied to the cheering crowd.

    Levi Ben-Shmuel: Finding Joy On The Sea Of Galilee Levi Ben-Shmuel 2011

  • The highlight of the dancing was a man in his eighties who tossed his cane away as he gingerly boogied to the cheering crowd.

    Levi Ben-Shmuel: Finding Joy On The Sea Of Galilee Levi Ben-Shmuel 2011

  • A week later, a male crew boogied to the 1982 hit "Safety Dance."

    In the Name of Safety, Airlines Can Dance if They Want To Daniel Michaels 2011

  • Everyone boogied to “Love Machine” by the Miracles:

    Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011

  • The highlight of the dancing was a man in his eighties who tossed his cane away as he gingerly boogied to the cheering crowd.

    Levi Ben-Shmuel: Finding Joy On The Sea Of Galilee Levi Ben-Shmuel 2011

  • Aerospace workers learned to flip burgers at Wendy's or boogied, or fought off the winos for space on park benches.

    Dry Rot 2010

  • The emotional highlight of the tour, for him, was a concert in a Saudi special-needs school where the kids again, a mixed audience boogied with abandon to the song "Promised Land."

    America's Musical Ambassadors 2010

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