Meaning of Electric Boogaloo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used as the subtitle of an imagined sequel of a film, television show, etc.
   humorous
2. A type of freestyle, improvised street dance emphasising fluid movements of the joints and limbs combined with popping.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Finally, we all followed the turbulent antics of Hollywood's favorite couple, Tom and Roseanne. First, they talked about inviting a third party into their marriage and bedroom. Then (auurgh!) Mariel Hemingway kissed Roseanne Arnold! Then again (auurgh!) Tom kissed Roseanne Arnold! And the climax, DIVORCE: oops! Tom just went out for a pizza. DIVORCE II (ELECTRIC BOOGALOO): I guess Tom ate the last piece.”

“Now the disco revival is on […] What next? Maybe Olivia Newton-John will do Xanadu II: Electric Boogaloo.”

“Epilogue: Hooters 2: Electric Boogaloo [chapter title] A few weeks before this book went to press, I met my best friend Darin for lunch in Old Town. […] We met at the usual place [Hooters], ahead of the lunchtime rush, so we could sit wherever we liked.”

“But I just wanted to feel like I was stepping outside of my box. It's a different time in history. I can't go, "And I'm from Mars!" without it being Bowie II: Electric Boogaloo, except fat.”

“Given that we're essentially looking at The Battle of Jutland 2: Electric Boogaloo, let's start out by looking at what had changed on both sides since that confrontation in 1916.”

“The term boogaloo was first used on 4chan in 2012, where the meme was often associated with references to "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo", "race war", and "dotr" (day of the rope) […] A variety of ideologies organized under the Boogaloo umbrella, including libertarian anarchists, pro-gun, anti-government groups, as well as white nationalists and neo-Nazis.”

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