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boogie-woogie

DEFINITIONS OF: boogie-woogie

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n an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

Synonyms:
boogie
Type of:
blues
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
jazz
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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