Electric Boogaloo

name
/ɪˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuːɡəˌluː/UK/əˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuɡəˌlu/US

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.

Definitions

  1. Used as the subtitle of an imagined sequel of a film, television show, etc.

    • Now the disco revival is on […] What next? Maybe Olivia Newton-John will do Xanadu II: Electric Boogaloo.
  2. A type of freestyle, improvised street dance emphasising fluid movements of the joints…

    A type of freestyle, improvised street dance emphasising fluid movements of the joints and limbs combined with popping.

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