Boogaloo Definition
bo͝ogə-lo͝o
noun
A style of soul music popular in the mid 1960s, sometimes including Caribbean musical elements.
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A style of dancing performed to this music.
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A form of urban dance originating in the late 1960s, involving undulating, fluid body movements and briefly held poses, performed to funk music.
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Origin of Boogaloo
Probably alteration of boogie or boogie-woogie (perhaps influenced by hullabaloo)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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