electric boogaloo
/əˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuɡəˌlu/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of freestyle, improvised street dance emphasising fluid movements of the joints and limbs combined with popping.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Finally, we all followed the turbulent antics of Hollywood's favorite couple, Tom and Roseanne. First, they talked about inviting a third party into their marriage and bedroom. Then (auurgh!) Mariel Hemingway kissed Roseanne Arnold! Then again (auurgh!) Tom kissed Roseanne Arnold! And the climax, DIVORCE: oops! Tom just went out for a pizza. DIVORCE II (ELECTRIC BOOGALOO): I guess Tom ate the last piece."
- "Now the disco revival is on […] What next? Maybe Olivia Newton-John will do Xanadu II: Electric Boogaloo."
- "Epilogue: Hooters 2: Electric Boogaloo [chapter title] A few weeks before this book went to press, I met my best friend Darin for lunch in Old Town. […] We met at the usual place [Hooters], ahead of the lunchtime rush, so we could sit wherever we liked."
- "But I just wanted to feel like I was stepping outside of my box. It's a different time in history. I can't go, "And I'm from Mars!" without it being Bowie II: Electric Boogaloo, except fat."
- "Given that we're essentially looking at The Battle of Jutland 2: Electric Boogaloo, let's start out by looking at what had changed on both sides since that confrontation in 1916."
- "The term boogaloo was first used on 4chan in 2012, where the meme was often associated with references to "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo", "race war", and "dotr" (day of the rope) […] A variety of ideologies organized under the Boogaloo umbrella, including libertarian anarchists, pro-gun, anti-government groups, as well as white nationalists and neo-Nazis."
Etymology
From the title of the film Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984), a sequel to Breakin’ (1984), from electric boogaloo (“type of freestyle, improvised street dance emphasizing fluid movements of the joints and limbs combined with popping”): see more at boogaloo (“genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms; style of dance to this music; type of freestyle, improvisational street dance incorporating soulful steps and robotic movements; etc.”). An early instance was in 1993, when Toronto band Dig Circus released an edition of their 1992 album Shekkie with bonus tracks, as Shekkie II: Electric Boogaloo.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuɡəˌlu/
- British English: /ɪˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuːɡəˌluː/