CULTURETECHLENSboogie down
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Combined Graph record U-00628 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0227. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'boogie (v.) 2. to enjoy oneself, to have a party, a good time; extended in excl. boogie down! let's have fun! (1978 S. King citation: 'To boogie down was to have a good time'); 3. to dance, often energetically.' — GLOSS NUANCE FLAG: Green's records 'boogie down' specifically as the good-time/party exclamation; the dance sense is the verb's sense 3. Stored gloss 'to dance hard' is the dance narrowing. Stamp covers Green's recorded treatment.
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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'boogie (v.) 2. to enjoy oneself, to have a party, a good time; extended in excl. boogie down! let's have fun! (1978 S. King citation: 'To boogie down was to have a good time'); 3. to dance, often energetically.' — GLOSS NUANCE FLAG: Green's records 'boogie down' specifically as the good-time/party exclamation; the dance sense is the verb's sense 3. Stored gloss 'to dance hard' is the dance narrowing.
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- Also known as: boogie
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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'boogie (v.) 2. to enjoy oneself, to have a party, a good time; extended in excl. boogie down! let's have fun! (1978 S. King citation: 'To boogie down was to have a good time'); 3. to dance, often energetically.' — GLOSS NUANCE FLAG: Green's records 'boogie down' specifically as the good-time/party exclamation; the dance sense is the verb's sense 3. Stored gloss 'to dance hard' is the dance narrowing. Stamp covers Green's recorded treatment.
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