boogie
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She ended her short speech by going on the dance floor to greet well-wishers and boogie for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In Little Sam’s Island & Beach Fun, boogie boards and water toys sat unrented in the near-empty shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
I’d boogie to “Boogie Fever,” clap to “Born To Be Alive” and sashay to “I Will Survive,” inches from shimmying into the La-Z-Boy or Travolta-armsing our Airedale.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
"Because that's my lineage and the things I grew up listening to. If you want to boogie on down, you listen to a Mette record."
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
“Ooooh Lord,” Sadie said once, “Hennie went down there with a switch. Yes Lord. She pitched a boogie like I never seen.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
I also used to throw these backyard boogies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
“And we’re bipartisan this year,” joked one of the night’s attendees, pointing out yet another change in the way Washington boogies in 2017.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2017
“All by Myself” is playing, as it was in the opening credits of the first movie—but then the song changes, and Bridget boogies to House of Pain’s “Jump Around.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2016
Virginia-born, New York-based singer Mabel Scott made a career singing boogies and boogie-woogies, but her salacious 1950 hit may be the most enduring smash in her catalog.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2014
Whether I play the blues or boogies, concertos or cantatas, I forget about me.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Convention attendees also saw the moves of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who boogied his way to the stage to giggles in the room.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
Some gleeful fans turned around to shoot selfies with Bieber, who wore a a black skullcap, shades, a white hoodie and a sparkling necklace as he boogied in the background.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
People took to the streets and boogied down to Steam's 1969 hit "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye."
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2020
The 76-year-old showed no signs of poor health or even his age as he danced, pranced and boogied up and down a long catwalk that extended to the middle of the stadium’s field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
And while the crowd clapped, called out, and boogied on that last song, Clayton found an opening to plead his case.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
This observation was encapsulated quite profoundly by one Gen-X Threads user, who directed a few thoughts at “younger respondents” underneath a video of one middle-aged mama absolutely boogieing down.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
On Wednesday, Theresa May seemed to focus on the latter, making her entrance for her big conference speech by boogieing to Abba's Dancing Queen.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2018
Related: Ian McKellen: 'Gandalf the Grey likes boogieing around Hobbiton and having a drink' “There’s nothing scary about acting with her,” he continued.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2015
The party will include refreshments, giveaways, snacks, prizes, a professional D.J. and, according to the organization, no boogieing adults.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015
I don’t know what he was doing, but he was boogieing now.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2015
