booyakasha

Origin: Of unclear origin, although many spurious theories exist. Possibly of Jamaican origin, as an extended form of boo-ya. Intended as a simulation of a shotgun blast and used in hip-hop, e.g. "Keep Their Heads Ringin’" by Dr Dre (1995) and before that by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. in the late 1980s. "Booyaka" appears in Shabba Ranks's "Ting a Ling". It was used by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his character Ali G during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2012 with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the character Michelangelo replaced his famous cowabunga catchphrase with booyakasha, popularizing. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).