
Boomshakalaka is a 90s slang term. It’s usually shouted during a competitive situation, when one player achieves a goal or performs some type of spectacular move against their opponents. It was commonly used during basketball after a slam dunk.
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Term went mainstream with 90s kids when NBA JAM hit the arcades in 93. We yelled this for everything, even for no reason because it was so fun to say!
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Boomshakalaka!
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Don’t forget Tag Team’s Whoomp There it is! They say it in the final hook of the track!
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Forever linked with NBA JAM. Playing against the neighborhood scrubs on Super Nintendo and dunking on everyone with Shawn Kemp. Boomshakalaka, Boomshakalaka, Boomshakalaka! It sounded like I was trying to summon something from another dimension!
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