| 单词 | to pitch a boogie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pitch a boogie 1. colloquial. Chiefly in African-American usage: a party with drinking and dancing, esp. a house party for which money or alcoholic drink is asked in return for admission; = house rent party n. at house rent n. Compounds 2. Frequently in to pitch a boogie: to throw a party. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > fund-raising events > [noun] > rent party parlour social1883 house party1923 house rent party1925 rent party1925 stomp1926 boogie1929 shake1946 skiffle1946 1929 W. Ezell Pitchin’ Boogie (transcribed from song) We're gonna pitch a boogie right here. 1960 P. Oliver Blues fell this Morning vi. 163 He re-christened the [boogie-woogie] style after the ‘boogies’ or parties on the South Side. 1976 G. Oakley Devil's Music 163 When rent day was due, you ‘pitched a boogie’, inviting the neighbours round and charging an entrance fee of perhaps a quarter and a jug of gin. < as lemmas |
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