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Shaky vs Shaka - What's the difference?

shaky | shaka |

As an adjective shaky

is shaking]] or [[tremble|trembling.

As a noun shaka is

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" or shaka can be a joke, prank.

shaky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Shaking]] or [[tremble, trembling.
    • a shaky spot in a marsh
    a shaky hand
  • Nervous]]; [[anxious, Anxious.
    • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half. }}
  • (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
    • shaky timber
  • * (seeCites2)
  • Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
    • a shaky constitution
    shaky business credit

    Synonyms

    * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, unsteady, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly

    Derived terms

    * shakiness * shakycam

    shaka

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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".
  • * 2008 , December 27, photo caption, Reuters :
    • US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd...

    Usage notes

    * Associated with Hawaii and with sports such as surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and skydiving.

    Synonyms

    * hang-loose sign

    See also

    * (Shaka sign)

    Anagrams

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