boog

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English

Etymology

Originated in 1930s (boogie-woogie).

Verb

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

  1. (slang) Clipping of boogie; to dance.
  2. (slang, dated) Clipping of boogie; to move; go, leave.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧og

Noun

boog

  1. Alternative spelling of buog

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːx/
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  • Hyphenation: boog
  • Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1

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

Noun

boog m (plural bogen, diminutive boogje n)

  1. a bow (ranged weapon)
  2. (geometry) an arc
  3. (architecture) an arch
  4. (architecture) the arch of a foot
    Synonym: voetboog
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: boog
  • → Dhivehi: ބޯކު (bōku)
  • → Papiamentu: bog, boog
  • → Sinhalese: බෝක්කුව (bōkkuwa)
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boog

  1. singular past indicative of buigen
  2. inflection of bogen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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