Boogie is a nickname with many meanings. Here are American English uses:

1. Booger (used a lot) - Boogers from your nose can be called boogies and they sell things called Boogie Wipes for babies.

2. Monster (used some but dated) - The Boogie Monster comes out at night. Just a general night time monster.

3. Surfboard (surfers use it a lot) - Boogie board being a type of surfboard.

4. Dance (very dated) - Type of disco era dance or actually refers to the act of dancing.

5. Affectionate nickname (very current and well used) - "Boogie Miles", character from a popular movie that spun off into a popular sitcom.

6. Music (probably just used in the blue lexicon) - musical rhythm in blues.

I doubt I am getting them all but those are the ones off the top of my head. I totally disagree with it being a racial term. If it were one of the main characters from Friday Night Lights - "Boogie Miles" would have had his name changed (he was black). Also 14 kid from my son's football team (also black) is affectionately called "Boogie". I have personally known 4 people in my life with that nickname. If someone said the word boogie to me I would think booger or person.

Boogie is a nickname with many meanings. Here are American English uses:

1. Booger (used a lot) - Boogers from your nose can be called boogies and they sell things called Boogie Wipes for babies.

2. Monster (used some but dated) - The Boogie Monster comes out at night. Just a general night time monster.

3. Surfboard (surfers use it a lot) - Boogie board being a type of surfboard.

4. Dance (very dated) - Type of disco era dance or actually refers to the act of dancing.

5. Affectionate nickname (very current and well used) - "Boogie Miles", character from a popular movie that spun off into a popular sitcom.

6. Music (probably just used in the blue lexicon) - musical rhythm in blues.

I doubt I am getting them all but those are the ones off the top of my head. I totally disagree with it being a racial term. If it were one of the main characters from Friday Night Lights - "Boogie Miles" would have had his name changed (he was black). Also a 14 year-old kid from my son's football team (also black) is affectionately called "Boogie" and I refer to him as "Boogie". I have personally known 4 people in my life with that nickname. If someone said the word boogie to me I would think booger or person.