boogie-woogie

Definitions of boogie-woogie
  1. noun
    an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
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    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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