thug shaker
/tuɡ sakeɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase thug shaker is used in Spanish as an internet slang term to refer to a specific viral meme involving a video of a muscular man dancing.
This is an internet slang term used to refer to a specific viral meme involving a video of a muscular man dancing.
How do you pronounce it?
/tuɡ sakeɾ/
Did you know?
- While the term thug shaker is used as a loanword, Spanish internet users often pair it with the verb shakear, a Spanglish adaptation of 'to shake' that does not exist in standard Spanish dictionaries.
- If you were to translate the 'thug' part of the phrase into standard Spanish using a word like matón, the meme would lose its internet identity. In digital spaces, the English term is a specialized 'jargon' that acts as a single unit of meaning.
- In much of Latin America, if you use the Spanglish verb shakear to describe the meme, you are participating in 'code-switching'. This is a linguistic phenomenon where speakers jump between two languages in a single sentence, a common practice in urban internet subcultures.
Examples in context
- Ese meme del thug shaker es muy gracioso.That thug shaker meme is very funny.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofia are talking about internet trends.
- DanielMira este video del thug shaker.Look at this thug shaker video.
- SofíaYa lo vi, es muy gracioso.I already saw it, it's very funny.
- DanielEstá en todas partes hoy.It is everywhere today.
- SofíaSí, el thug shaker es tendencia ahora.Yes, the thug shaker is trending now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
