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Introduced to popular culture in a song by Sly & The Family Stone: I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER. Further popularized by Bill Murray in the movie: STRIPES.Later morphing into shorthand exclamation of an incredible play in sports (usually a slam dunk) by the sports anchors at ESPN.Currently used by men to describe women with healthy physiques.
Dude 1 at a party: What's the story with the curvy Christina Hendricks looking babe by the pool !?!

Dude #2 at a party: BOOM SHAKALAKA! I would smash.
by Dr.Vegas Love October 7, 2010
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word used by czech teenagers, who are talking about small amount of money, that they get from brigade
"Musím jít do práce, abych měl nějaké šakaláky na chlast."
by klarusina_ March 12, 2021
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Defender of the universe, commander of the heaven armies.
by Shakal November 21, 2003
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She is a women or girl that look spoiled, or like to spoil themselves, but do not exaggerate, because being spoiled has 2 faces: while spoiling yourself in bed at night or with a new bag and a massage is great, spending all your money, or worse HIS money, on shoes is not attractive anymore.
She is boy crazy she will Have attraction to multiple males -- sometimes several at once. Someone who is boy crazy will typically admit attraction to most males who enter their life at some point. The attraction is usually mutual but brief. The boy crazy person changes his/her mind about the boy(s); and the boy(s) that are subject to said "crazy," usually have either no interest in someone that is boy crazy, or has gotten what he's wanted and moves on. "Boy crazy" is often taken as an insult
And she is thick which means applies to a girl who isn't fat or skinny, but is well proportioned and has enough meat on her bones in all the right places, namely thighs, breasts, hips, and the ass area.
SHE HAS ALOT OF HOE FRIENDS
OH Bro did you see that new girl

SHE must be a shakala
by cute boy667 February 10, 2019
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This phrase was uttered by Sly and the family stone in the song "I wanna take you higher"
"Boom shaka-laka-laka!
Boom shaka-laka-laka!
Boom shaka-laka-laka!"
-Origins of Boom Shakalaka
by ninjacow October 18, 2011
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Lyric by Sylvester Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, at his best from the song, I Want to Take You Higher.
Sly and the Family Stone on Woodstock.
Between verses, BOOM SHAKALAKA! BOOM SHAKALAKA!
by bkanick October 5, 2010
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Two components of Hawaii.

Shaka and Aloha.

Basically meaning to hang loose (chill) and spread the aloha. (joy, happiness, etc.)
-Tourist enters-

Greeters: SHAKALOHAWAII. =
by [enharmonicatmosphere] August 29, 2009
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