English

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Etymology

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Originated in 1930s (boogie-woogie).

Verb

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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

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bo‧og

Noun

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boog

  1. alternative spelling of buog

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: boog
  • Dhivehi: ބޯކު (bōku)
  • Papiamentu: bog, boog
  • Sinhalese: බෝක්කුව (bōkkuwa)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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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