Electric Boogaloo

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuːɡəˌluː/, /-ˌbuːɡəˈluː/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˌlɛktɹɪk ˈbuɡəˌlu/, /iˌlɛktɹɪk-/, /-ˌbʊɡəˈlu/ Hyphenation: Electr‧ic Boo‧ga‧loo === Proper noun === Electric Boogaloo (humorous) Used as the subtitle of an imagined sequel of a film, television show, etc. ==== Related terms ==== boogaloo electric boogaloo ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia electric boogaloo (dance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia electric boogaloo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Electric Boogaloo”, in Know Your Meme, website launched 2007