What does Shakara mean?

Shakara (Pride/showing off) For example: "Dat girl get too much shakara (That girl is too proud)"

Where does the slang word Shakara come from?

Shakara is a slang term from Cameroon. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Cameroon and across Africa.

Shakara

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang

Added Aug 07, 2025 · 1 definition

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Shakara (Pride/showing off)

"Dat girl get too much shakara (That girl is too proud)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Shakara 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Showing off or pride (Acting proud)

"She too get shakara (She's too proud)"

Sankara 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Sankara (Thomas Sankara reference)

"L'esprit de Sankara vit! (Sankara's spirit lives!)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

KASINARY has 1846 Cameroon slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Shakara" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Shakara 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Showing off or pride (Acting proud)

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