Slang Files · 📟 '90s & hip-hop
G33Z3R Slang Files · 1993–1999
Booyah
🗳️ Did you say it?
Be one of the first to weigh in. No account needed.
A shout when something goes right, with a hard yah at the end. ESPN's Stuart Scott turned it into the sound of a highlight in the mid-'90s and it's been in sports bars ever since.
It's one of the few '90s words still used without a wink, mostly because it's fun to yell.
Sources: Wiktionary — Booyah
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Booyah.
'90s & hip-hop · 1994–1999
Means: Excellent; the bag of chips is a bonus on top
'90s & hip-hop · 1995–1999
Means: The best
'90s & hip-hop · 1993–1999
Means: Excellent, cool; about a beat, heavy and good
'90s & hip-hop · 1988–1999
Means: I agree; that's true. Word up: hello, or listen
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