Boogaloo meaning civil war. Boogaloo is a word used by right wing extremists who harbor a mistrust of law enforcement and the government. Boogaloo emerged as a mash up of black and latin american influences. Electric boogaloo according to associated press. Extremists new slang term for a coming civil war.
The film is about breakdancing teens. Some 50 years later the word is still part of american pop culture but with a very different meaning. The word is a reference to a possible second civil war which they hope to propagate.