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shakas

shakas is the plural of shaka.

Meaning of shaka

Noun

shaka (plural shakas)

  1. A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist, used to express a variety of positive meanings including all right, hello and goodbye.
    • Greet someone with the slang, “Howzit?” and say goodbye with a flash of the “shaka” sign (fist closed, thumb and pinky extended) and you have established your credibility with Hawaii natives.2008 August 10, “Obama: At Home in the Islands”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    hang-loose sign

Questions about shakas

What is shakas the plural of?
Shakas is the plural of shaka.

Words near shakas in the dictionary

  1. shakals
  2. Shakarian
  3. Shakarians
  4. Shakaryan
  5. Shakaryans
  6. shakas
  7. shakdo
  8. shake
  9. shake 'n bake
  10. shake 'n' bake
  11. shake a cloth in the wind

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