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Shake body

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Shake body definition 1

(Pidgin) While it literally means to dance, in flirtatious contexts shake body can imply being confident and showing off to attract someone's attention. A girl might 'shake body' on the dance floor to catch her crush's eye.

"Go shake body for that party – your crush go notice you! (Translation: Go dance and show your moves at that party – your crush will notice you!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Shake body definition 2

Shake body (Dance)

"Come shake body small (Come dance a little)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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August 2025

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Shake body 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Shake body (Dance)

"Come shake body small (Come dance a little)"
Hard body 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omunhu omudiladhile / fit person (Physically fit person)

"He's been gym, proper hard body now. (He's been to gym, really fit now.)"

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Shake body 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Shake body (Dance)

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