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
• boogminuut
• boogpees
• boogschieten
• boogschutter
• boogseconde
• gradenboog
• handboog
• kruisboog
• langboog
• pijl en boog
• 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. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative