voguing

English

Etymology tree

English vogue

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-gō

Proto-Germanic *-ōngō?

Proto-Germanic *-ungō

Old English -ung

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English voguing

From vogue + -ing.

voguing (uncountable)

(dance) A stylized form of modern dance characterized by photographic-style poses integrated with angular, linear and rigid movements.
- 2007 January 25, Gia Kourlas, “Strike a Pose: A Show Pony Choreographs His Obsession”, in New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 June 2023:
  In past works Mr. Harrell […] has explored the point where voguing, with its angular movements, meets postmodern dance of the 1960s and ’70s, as well as the concept of “cool.”