boog

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

• BOGO, Bogo, gobo, goob

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

• booglamp
• boogschieten
• boogschutter
• gradenboog
• handboog
• kruisboog
• langboog
• regenboog
• ribbenboog
• spanningsboog
• triomfboog
• vlamboog
• voetboog
• zegeboog

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: boog
• → Dhivehi: ބޯކު (bōku)
• → Papiamentu: bog, boog
• → Sinhalese: බෝක්කුව (bōkkuwa)

See also

• pijl

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. imperative