boog

English

Etymology

Originated in 1930s (boogiewoogie).

Verb

boog (third-person singular simple present boogs, present participle booging, simple past and past participle booged)

  1. (slang) To dance; to go boogiewooging.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧og

Noun

boog

  1. Alternative spelling of buog.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːx/
  • Rhymes: -oːx
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bōge, from Old Dutch bogo, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

boog m (plural bogen, diminutive boogje n)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. (geometry) arc
  3. (architecture) arch
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

boog

  1. singular past indicative of buigen
  2. first-person singular present indicative of bogen
  3. imperative of bogen
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