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English
Etymology
Uncertain, but likely from the filler syllables boom-laka-laka-laka in the lyrics to the 1969 song "I Want to Take You Higher" by Sly and the Family Stone, which appeared as the corruption boom-shaka-laka-laka in subsequent covers; the modern shortened form boomshakalaka, as an apparent reference to "I Want to Take You Higher", appeared in the 1981 military comedy film Stripes. From there, a scriptwriter for the 1993 video game NBA Jam adopted it as onomatopoeic for a slam dunk in lines voiced by Tim Kitzrow, popularizing its use.
Interjection
boomshakalaka
- (slang) An exclamation expressing dominance, excitement, joy, or triumph.
Noun
boomshakalaka (plural boomshakalakas)
- (slang) The sound of a slam dunk and the board or chain rattling that follows.