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Wearing clothes with the labels still tagged to'em. Hip? Guess not.
Vouging is similiar to fashioning: to wear certain clothes for long spans of time to make a fashion statement.
vouging by hammer---;, hytham April 20, 2007

The five elements of voguing 

This dance style was developed in the 1960’s in the Black and Latino Gay Ballroom Scene in Harlem New York. It was inspired by Vogue Magazine and the poses models would strike in order to be photographed. Examples of this art form can be seen in the film Paris is Burning.

And fuck Madonna’s video. The bitch!!!!

The five foundational elements of Voguing are: Hand/Arm Performance, Catwalk, Duckwalk, Spins & Dips and Floor Performance. From these five pivotal elements arise three primary styles:

Old Way: formerly also known as pop dip & spin or performance. This is the original voguing style and the basis for the development of the subsequent contemporary styles. Voguing in the old way it its purest form is a dance duel between two rivals. New Way and Vogue Fem grew from this foundational form.

New way: characterized by its precision in creating complex angles, boxes, lines and illusions with the arms, wrists and hands. It was used by performers inspired by the extreme flexibility and poses of contortionists, gymnast, yoga practitioners and haute couture fashion.

Vogue Fem is based on Old Way performance and embodies an extremely feminine appearance and movement. Its influences come from Modern Dance, Ballet, Figure Skating and Pantomime. The two characteristic dynamics in the presentation of this style are: “dramatic” – very fast with impressive and “soft & cunt” that emphasizes the grace and beauty of women by rather slow movements.
The five elements of voguing are analogous to the five elements of Hip-Hop; and, both art forms borrowed the five elements structure from Kung Fu movies shown on 42nd street before Disney and gentrification turned The Deuce into a tourist trap,
A dance move comprised of a series of poses imitating a model at a photo shoot. Voguing originated in the gay black subculture of ballroom in the 80s and Vogueing became recognized in the mainstream with Madonna’s song Vogue. Voguing made a resurgence with the contemporary TV show Pose.
Did you see that bitch voguing her ass off at the Sound Factory?
Voguing by VaporXtravaganza August 6, 2019

straight voguing 

Similar to the vogue, in this version an obvious queen strikes poses that are meant to appear masculine.
That queen was straight voguing so hard I thought I was looking at a GQ ad.
Popularized by Madonna, it is a dance developed in discos in the late 70's and done by "striking poses," with some fluid though precise and often quick movement between.
Did you see that fierce queen voguing on the dance floor?
voguing by Corey Green May 20, 2008
The act of vaporizing a substance or oil through a bong.
”Dude!! Come over and vong this fat bowl with me, I plugged my dab pen into my bong and it rips, works with my box vape too. vonging is the future!
Vonging by fluffyfrenchie June 20, 2019
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