boo-yaa

n. (1) During the 80's and 90's, boo-yaa was popular urban slang for a shotgun, or the sound a shotgun makes when fired. Similar to bada-bing
(2) Due to the popularity of gang culture in urban areas, the shotgun imitation sound was embraced by urban culture and often used to the point where it came to mean other things, such as "Hell yeah!" "Right on!" "In yer face!" or simply "Yeaahh!"
(3)In the late 90's and early 00's, boo-yaa was embraced by mainstream white culture, and the shotgun meaning was completely dropped and forgotten. In the mainstream white culture, boo-yaa simply became a yell of exuberance or joy.
(4) The Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E are an experimental Los Angeles gangsta/alternative rap group. They named themselves after the urban slang word for a shotgun or the sound a shotgun makes when fired.

Originates from African cultures. Boo-yaa was a soup BASE made for leftover foods.

In the 80's and 90's a mixture of free BASE cocaine, the residuals found at the bottom of the screen, and the resin from the pipe collected together- a collection of leftovers - was smoked. The smoker would then exhale and exclaim, "boo-yaa"

1. slang for a shotgun being discharged

2. Short name For Rappers "Boo-Yaa Tribe"

The sound of a shotgun explosion. The word originated in 80's gang culture but first appeared in popular media when the LA rap group Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. issued their debut single “Coming Hard to America” in 1988 followed by their first album New Funky Nation in 1990. However, the term didn’t begin to receive universal popularity until fellow LA rappers Cypress Hill released their debut album Cypress Hill in 1991, which used the term “Boo-yaa” liberally and sold more than two million copies on its way to becoming one of hip-hop’s classic albums. Later, the term would become known as a general shout of exuberance.

Most likely from the spanish word "bulla" (pronounced boo-ya) meaning "racket" (in the sense of a lot of noise).

Earliest documented use of the word thus far: Used by the Latino hip-hop group Cypress Hill on the album Cypress Hill, which was released on August 13, 1991.

Originally used in the same way as "BANG! GOTCHA!", the definition has expanded with popularity and is most commonly used as an exclamation of triumph, in the same way as "Gotcha," or "So there!" or "Hah!".

Is a band from Carson, California (usa)which reached the peak of it's popularity in the mid 80s. The styles they are associated with are P-funk, gangsta rap (dr dre, ice t), to rap metal (rage against the machine) composed of 6 samoans brothers who got into music when they were young in order to stay away from the gang activity in their neighbourhood. They are considered to be pioneers of a certain type of hip hop which they played with real instruments as opposed to modern computer generated production (even though they still excelled in the making of such). They also had skills for dance and put on quite a good show when on stage (most of the familly is overweight samoan gangster like and their sound has really groovy beats, check em out!). The boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E. recorded the song 911 with Eminem and B-Real (mc for Cypress Hill).