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An idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings.

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Old October 10, 2013, 10:45 PM
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Two questions
The first one is: what does 'boogie' mean?
And does 'blue' mean sad?

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Old October 11, 2013, 12:42 AM
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As far as I know, "boogie" means to dance or to party. It might have several meanings though.

What do you exactly mean by blue?
Like "out of the blue"?
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Old October 11, 2013, 05:32 AM
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I'm blue. = I'm sad.
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Old October 11, 2013, 06:44 AM
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Out of the blue means from out of nowhere. In this case the blue refers to the sky.

To be blue definite definitely means sad, but in some contexts it can means severely lacking oxygen as in symptoms of cyanosis.
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Old October 11, 2013, 09:15 AM
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OK, and where do they come from or why do people started to say these expressions?
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Old October 11, 2013, 09:30 AM
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Well, "the blues" is also a musical genre that originated toward the end of the 19th century mostly in African-American communities of the deep south; it is one of the sources that contributed to jazz, rhythm and blues (also called R & B), and rock and roll. "The blues" songs often tell stories of misfortune and unhappiness.
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OK, I understand. Thanks.
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Old October 17, 2013, 12:34 AM
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You may also here these expression:
I have the blues. (be melancholic)
The Blue refer to the soldiers from the northern states auf the US.
to feel blue = to be depressed
to arrive out of the blue = suddenly something's coming in
to look blue = to look cheerless
to make someone blue = to make someone sad
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Old October 17, 2013, 07:41 PM
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Ohh, how interesting, thank you!

I've also Heard that 'boogie' had something to do with American ancient culture, I don't know. Is it true?
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Old October 20, 2013, 03:34 AM
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Ohh, how interesting, thank you!

I've also Heard that 'boogie' had something to do with American ancient culture, I don't know. Is it true?
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The bogeyman (pronounced boogieman) is el cuco in Spanish-speaking countries.
I read in the internet the boogie is an derogatory term for people with sub-saharan ancestry, but I have never seen or heard it used that way.
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Old October 21, 2013, 01:17 AM
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Ohhh, how interesting. I've seen many grafities here with the sentence: 'boogie roots' and I thought it was like 'american traditional roots' or something, but now I know that it comes from Africa. How awesome!

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Hey AMG,

You might also want to check out http://www.urbandictionary.com. This site is great for looking up meanings of English slang.
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