The Stomp & Shake Cheer Routine For "You Make Us Go To Sleep" Is An Example Of "Being Petty" And "Ate And Left No Crumbs"

 
Saginaw Dance Show, Dec 5, 2024
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The "You Make Us Go To Sleep" cheer and cheer routine was created by Sparkman High School cheerleaders (Harvest, Alabama) as part of a longer cheer/cheer routine.  A video of this cheer that was performed by that high school's cheerleading squad  was first published on Tik Tok in 2023.

The words for that cheer are given below in this 2026 pancocojams post. 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - May 27, 2026

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series that provides information about the relatively new African American Vernacular English meaning of the English word "petty".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-new-african-american-slang-meaning.html  That post is a reprint of the 2017 pancocojams post that is still available on this blog with the  title "A New African American Slang Meaning For The Word "Petty" (Starrkeisha's Petty Cheer & More)." https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-new-meaning-for-old-adjective-petty.html 

This post presents information about the fictitious character "Starrkeisha" and presents information about the "new" African American Vernacular English (slang) meaning of the word "petty". A reprint of one comment that I wrote in that 2017 post's discussion thread is also included in this video. There are two additional comments in that 2017 post (as of May 26, 2026)

The content of this post is presented for recreational and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sparkman High School cheerleaders for creating the "You Make Us Go To Sleep" cheer. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to @saginawdanceshow for publishing this video on YouTube 
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/similarities-and-differences-between.html for Part I of a close related two part 2026 pancocojams post entitled "The Stomp & Shake Cheers "You Make Us Go To Sleep" and "All Y' All Cheers Are Boring" (Videos)." That video showcases a different un-named cheerleading squaw than the Sparkman High School cheerleaders who are the original creators of that cheer and its cheer routine. Part II of that series presents  comments from a discussion thread for that example of the "All Y'All Cheers Are Boring" cheers. The link to that post is given in Part I of that series.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH MEANING FOR "BEING PETTY"
One African American Vernacular English meaning for "being petty" is "saying or doing something that may be considered insignificant or trivial as a way of insulting (dissing) someone or multiple people."

Another way of defining "being petty" in African American Vernacular English word is "using something that most people may not have considered ammunition for a diss (insult)." 

"Petty" can describe words and/or actions.

The wittier and/or the more creative the diss or shade (indirect insult) is the better it will be received by onlookers.

With regard to the stomp & shake cheerleader cheer "You Make Us Go To Sleep", the words of the cheer diss the opposite cheerleading squad's cheers as being so "lame" (weak, corny) and boring that they can put anyone who hears them to sleep. But, the cheerleaders go further at the end of their cheer routine by showing the truth of what they just chanted- they collapse on the gym bleachers and pull out individual small blankets to cover themselves as they pretend to be sleeping. This dissing battle cheer's end is iconic because it took something petty -the blankets- as a symbol of how boring and lame their oppositions' cheers are.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH MEANING OF "ATE", "ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS", AND OTHER "ATE" SLANG WORDS/PHRASES
https://grokipedia.com/page/Eating_slang, Fact-checked by Grok, March 2026
"Eating (slang)

...The slang term "eating," along with variants such as "they ate," "ate that," and "ate down," originates in African American Vernacular English (AAVE), particularly within Black and Latinx ballroom culture and urban New York communities, where it denotes exceptional performance, dominance, or flawless execution in a given context.[1]"...
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This compilation of selected comments from the discussion thread for the now iconic "You Make Me Go To Sleep" cheer includes these frequently used examples from the African American Vernacular English "eating"/"ate" superlative family:

-eating
-ate
-ate it up
-ate that
-ate down
and
-ate and left no crumbs

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-new-african-american-vernacular.html for the 2022 pancocojams post entitled "What "Ate" And "Ate That" REALLY Mean In African American Vernacular English (AAVE)" .

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SELECTED COMMENT FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD (with a focus on some of the comments in that discussion thread which include the word "petty" and/or comments that refer to the cheerleaders covering themselves with their small blanket at the end of this cheer routine)

These comments are given in relative chronological order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBRgM-iBeow

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1. @KaylaMaglayo
"The blankets were extra petty 😂😂😂 I already love this cheer"

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2. @MiaWilliams-lq2dp
"Omggg what were they saying.. they ate that and the blankets are the best part"

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3. @UnknownSub244
"For those wondering what the lyrics are, it's:

 ~You lame and you make us go to asleep~

I SAID!

~You lame and you make us go to sleep~

~you tryna c-compete~

~But you know you can't compete~

SLEEEEP~

~We bout to fall asleep~

~We bout to fall asleep....~

Insert blankets because they ate left no crumbs and went to SLEEP"

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4. @charmingyungman9479
"Correction: Yall Tired?  You Lame and You Make Us Go To Sleep! ....... I saaaaiiid You lame and you make us go to sleep, your trying hard to beat but you know you can't compete. Sleeep (stomp).... We bout to go to sleep... (stomp) we bout to go to sleeeeep"

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5. @totty2439
"​ @charmingyungman9479 exactly what they said"

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6. @mscantfindmarii
"this routine is eating so hard especially the end with the blankets! whoever made this routine needs a shoutout"

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7.@audriroundtree6656
"THATS SPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOL ❤️❤️❤️. I go to Sparkman Middle School. I do basketball cheer there💙💙💙"

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8. @sophoniejoseph4419
"I’m not gonna lie the blankets are so good and I love all the cheerleaders. I love that school I wish I was in that school😢"

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9. @AhmiyahRaqayyahhh
"The blankets is crazy 😂😂"

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10. @SavySentient
"So petty 😂😂😂"

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11. @quinishac
"It's giving 90s cheer. I remember our competitions were sooooo pettyyyyyy lmao. Love this. Mini Clovers. <3"
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The Clovers is the name for the urban, majority Black American cheerleader squad in the 2000 cheerleading movie Bring It On.; "mini-clovers- a small version of the Clovers.

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12. @KAILYNNWILLIAMS-x1k
"Ate down and left no crums honey ate that not y’all bring blankets"

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13. @YourLocal_tacos
"The blanket part was so creative"

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14. @nikniknik_40
"The blankets were DIABOLICAL 😂😂😂"

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15. @Chloe-f9y4e
"The blankets are sooo petty and go crazy with that cheer🥰🥰🥰🥱"

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16. @shyryTsr2k
"Haha I love that! Cheer teams have the biggest flexes and the best diss tracks😂"

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17. @zaejohnson3414
" @shyryTsr2k  right 😂😂 we keep the people interested lol"

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18. @whoneedthatt
"YESSS SIR THIS IS HOW CHEER IS!!! NONE OF THAT WEAK STUFF 🔥🔥🔥"

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19. @margieleonard5273
"😂OMG,  loving this cheer sooo doggone much. A great disrespectful cheer with class. Get it girls😂😂❤️"

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20. @MsT_ThatsMe
"I am here for the petty.  I screamed."

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21. @hydiagoodrich
"The blankets were extra"

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22. @Only_Trin
"When they wiped out the blankets at the end got me dying laughing"

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23. @down-kg8mt
"this cheer is crazy lmaoo!! having blankets out just for this cheer is so funny. they knew it was worth it bc this ATE"

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24. @elleward715
"Not the throw blankets at the end 🔥🔥🔥I know their edges are gone cause wigs were just snatched 💅🏾"

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25. @ai_reads333
"You know your cheerleaders are lit when the crowd paying attention 😂😂😂💙 I KNOW DAS RIHHHHHH. I love me a petty cheer to get the team and crowd going."


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26. @QweedaSSFM
"First time ever seen a cheer with blankets❤️❤️🎉"

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27. @Th3Smil3rC0ll3ctiv3
"THE BLANKETS TOOK ME OUT"

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28. @camilledavis2000
"THE BLANKETSS?? Now y’all know y’all ate down"

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29. @AyoLondonsWorld
"That's so original! We love to see it!"

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30. @NetaaD
"Yesss the blankets was it factor Go gurlz 😭👏🏽❤️"

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31. @liyahunfiltered
"Yeah yall ateee with them blankets 😂😍😍"

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32. @CinnamonViolet
"I honestly was not expecting the blankets😂😂❤️"

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33. @azizip171
"Yes, the blankets were the icing on the cake. Thanks Sparkman High School cheerleaders for being so creative!"

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34. @saritasmith7243
"The blankets took me out 😂😂😂😂"

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35. @havenbrown580
"THE BLANKETS COMING OUT AT THE END WAS FIREE 😮‍💨😮‍💨

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36. @bevytele167
"NOT THE BLANKET😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣LMAsparagusOff"

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37. @johnnyerenee8968
"Nahh the blankets took it to the next level. 😂"

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38. @iheartkermitthefrog-c4p
"4+4 ATE DOWNNNNN"

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39. @nikoyoart
"THE BLANKETS SENT ME 😂😂😂😂❤️

they ate good"

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40. @Calamity_10
"THE WAY THEY ALL DRAMATICALLY FELL WITH THE BLANKETS LOL"

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41. @JaselynNegron
"THEY ATE WITH THAT CHEER AND THE BLANKETS ARE CRAZYYYYYY!!!! 🤏🤏🤏🤏🤏🤏"

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42. @copperredd
"The blankets tore it up!❤️😂

Right yas I'm here for it"

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43. @brittanycrosby1551
"They definitely remind me of our cheer team 😂😂 we always had a extra petty but hype cheer for the crowd. 🎉 GOOD JOB GIRLS 🎉"

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44. @LisaSanders-f2p
"brilliant love it unique yesssss the blankets killed me for sure"

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45. @nikoyoart
"THE BLANKETS SENT ME 😂😂😂😂❤️"

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46. @hottoxo
"That sleeeeeeep was cold"

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47. @Cinnamon_Violet
"The blankets made it perfect😂😂"

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48. @kelli211
"That was fire!!!! Very creative, and everyone was on point ❤️😊"

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49. @naomicartier5113
"Yess this is what I’m talking about!!! YALL ATE NO CRUMBS💃🏻"

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50. @jalexissklanaeee
"they ate that up no cap"

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51. @amira-y5s3m
"that's so iconic"

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52. @who.is.luvelystxrry
"Those blankets were so petty and I love that❤️"

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53. @barbarabrown6840
"Sooooo messy 😂😂 and i love it 😂"

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54. @k.c.r.5974
"That was dope! Never seen a cheer like that lol"

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55. @Pmvr-o1g
"Dramatic… I loved it 😅👏🏾👏🏾"

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56. @roderickanthony4263
"That was tight! Never seen a Cheerleader battle like this. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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57.@ambersimmonds8149
"Whoever came up with this one. Absolutely kilt that. Yessss LADIES"

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58. @pinetigulu
"This set a new standard!"

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59. @STi-k7q
"Yes,girls, that was so cold!!!😮😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️"

2026

60. @drummerboi74136
"I'm NOT GONNA LIE. THAT WAS SICK.   GREAT JOB."

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A High School Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Squad That Includes A Girl Who Has Alopecia (video & general information about stomp & shake cheerleading)

Title- "He Aint Gon Make It"

@SAGINAWDANCESHOW, Jan 26, 2025
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This cheer is usually titled "He's Scared. He's Shakin" Hee are the words to that cheer which is chanted when a basketball player from the opposing team is tying to make a free throw basket.
 
"He scared.
He shakin.
He knows he ain’t gonna make it" 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II in a two part pancocojams series about alopecia.

This post showcases a YouTube video of an unnamed American high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad that includes a girl who has Alopecia. That post presents my editor's notes about the reasons why I'm showcasing this video and selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to that girls' baldness. That post also presents some general information about stomp & shake cheerleading and information about why it is customary for stomp & shake cheerleaders to cheer with deep voices.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/information-about-alopecia-hair-loss.html for Part I of this three part series. That post presents some information about Alopecia with a focus on Alopecia and Black people.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/video-of-high-school-stomp-shake_0599040167.html for Part III of this series. That post showcases a YouTube video of an unnamed American high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad that includes a girl who has Alopecia, Selected comments from that video's discussion thread that refer to that girls' baldness are included in that pancocojams post. 

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural purposes, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unnamed American high school cheerleading squad that is showcased in this video and thanks to the unnamed member of that squad who is the focus of these discussion thread comments. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.  

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT SHOWCASING THIS VIDEO & THESE DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS
Some commenters in this video's discussion thread disliked comments that singled out the cheerleader who was bald because she did nothing different than the rest of her cheerleading squad.

I recognize the well meaning reasons why commenters wrote their comments about criticized those whose comments called attention to this particular cheerleader just because of her baldness.  However, I'm showcasing this video and highlighting these comments for the historical record because this is the first time I have come across an online video of a cheerleader who is bald and because I want to document some commenters' reactions to a cheerleader who is bald.

I'm also publishing this video and some selected comments from this video's discussion thread for socio-cultural reasons, especially because-as one commenter shared- a video of a female cheerleader who is bald can provide a role model to and help increase the self-esteem of other females who are bald whether or not they also want to be a cheerleader. 

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WHAT IS STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING?
Stomp & shake cheerleading is a form of cheerleading that originated among African Americans in the 1970s. That cheerleading style is documented to have independently been created first at the Historically Black Greek letter university Virginia State University and shortly thereafter at the Historically Black Greek letter university Winston-Salem State University. However, before the 1970s Black American pre-university high schools and other community cheerleading squads included elements of stomp & shake cheerleading such as stomping alternating with hand clapping as well as planned or improvised cheers that included group bragging and dissing their opposition's athletic teams in their planned or spontaneously created group cheers.

Stomp & shake cheerleading squads are found on the middle school, high school, and university levels. Most stomp & shake cheerleading squads consist of Black females. Some stomp & shake cheerleading squads have had and/or currently have one or a few cheerleaders non-Black female cheerleaders.

Some stomp & shake cheerleading squads have had and/or currently have one or a few cheerleaders who are Black males. As of this date (in 2026) I have never come across any information or videos of male stomp & shake  cheerleaders who are non-Black. Male cheerleaders don't perform all of the movements or all of the movements the same way as female cheerleaders in their squads.

Stomp & shake cheerleading focuses on hyping up their athletic teams' fans at football games and at basketball games. However, these squads do so as show entertainment more than leading fan participation in their cheers.

Certain motions such as "high steps" (formerly referred to as "upstomps") and "double shakes" (formerly referred to as "jigga pops") distinguish stomp & shake cheerleading from traditional cheerleading routines or modified cheerleading routines that combine traditional & stomp & shake routines. Unlike traditional cheerleading, stomp & shake cheerleading routines rarely if ever include cheerleading stunts.

In 2026 stomp & shake cheerleading is mostly found on the Black pre-university and Black university levels in North Carolina (USA) and in Virginia (USA). However, those styles of cheerleading can now be found throughout many Black communities throughout the United States. That said, it's historically and currently incorrect to say that stomp & shake cheerleading is associated with every Historically Black College & University (HBCU). 

This pancocojams blog has multiple posts about stomp & shake cheerleading. Here are links two of those posts:

"When Did Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Begin? (Online Comments & Website Statements)"
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/06/when-did-stomp-shake-cheerleading-begin.html

and "Examples Of Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Cheers, Part I (A - H)" https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html
[This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series that document some examples of stomp & shake cheerleading cheers. The links to the other posts in this series is found in each post in this series.  

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE OF THAT STOMP AND SHAKE CHEERLEADING CHEER
A lot of commenters in the discussion thread for this showcase video indicated that they couldn't understand what the cheerleaders were saying. A number of those commenters and others were highly critical of the custom of cheering with deep voices that is associated with stomp & shake cheerleading.

Here's a portion of the result of an AI Overview about this custom (retrieved on April 25, 2026 in response to my query "Why Do Stomp & Shake Cheerleaders Chant With A Deep Voice?"  

"The deep, guttural chanting style [of stomp & shake cheerleading] serves a few specific purposes:

 -Maximum Volume and Resonance: Cheerleaders are taught to shout from their diaphragm rather than their throat. Lowering the pitch and pushing from the core creates a booming, bass-heavy sound that travels through the bleachers and can be heard over loud game-day audiences.

-Vocal Preservation: Yelling at the top of your lungs for hours during a game takes a massive toll on the vocal cords. Using a deeper, relaxed "cheer voice" acts as a protective mechanism, preventing hoarseness and injury."...
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That said, it is possible to cheer with a deep voice and be understood. 

Winston-Salem State University (WSSU)'s cheerleaders are on example of stomp & shake cheerleaders who use the deep stomp & shake cheer voice and are easily understood. 

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpOiVssR0s "WSSU CHEERLEADERS 2010-11 Basketball BATTLE" published by cavettaj, Jun 11, 2011 for a Winston-Salem State University for a video of their now iconic cheer "You Gets No Respect In Here". The beginning portion of the cheer routine that WSSU created for their cheer was used by the unnamed high school cheerleading squad in their "You Scared You Shakin" cheer that is embedded in this pancocojams post. 

My personal opinion is that this unnamed high school stomp & shake cheerleading squad scores very high points for the performance of the moves for this cheer routine and very low points for their articulation of this cheer.

Note that the squeal that is heard at the end of this cheer is a "call" that is performed during or at the end of some stomp and shake cheers by certain cheerleading squads. "Calls" aren't part of every stomp and shake performance. Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) are particularly known for including this call in some of their cheer performances.  

An unoffical description of the unnamed high school cheerleading squad's routine is found in the comment section for this pancocojams post. My daughter Tazi Hughes wrote her description of this showcased video's cheer routine upon my request. Thanks Tazi!

Additions and corrections to these cheer routine instructions are welcome.  

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The Meanings Of "Clock It" , "Clock That Tea" And Similar African American Slang Words/Phrases In The Context Of Stomp & Shake Cheerleading

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series on the American vernacular (slang) phrase "clock It" and similar phrases.

This post presents information about the meaning of the slang phrase "clock it" and other "clock" phrases in the context of stomp & shake cheerleading. That post also presents examples of the word clock and current (2026) African American slang synonyms from the discussion thread of a 2026 YouTube stomp and shake cheerleading video.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/2025-article-excerpt-clock-it-how.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That pancocojams post presents an excerpt from a 2025 online article written by Quispe López about the history and meanings of the vernacular (slang) phrase "clock it" and related words/phrases such as 'clock that tea" and "clocking".  Please read that entire article.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/some-online-examples-of-vernacular.html  for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post presents some online examples in 2025-2026 of the vernacular (slang) phrase "clock it" and similar "clock" slang words/phrases.

The content of this post is presented for linguistic, historical, and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in the YouTube video that is embedded in this post and thanks to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

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WHAT IS STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING?
Stomp & shake cheerleading is a form of cheerleading that originated among African Americans in the 1970s. That cheerleading style is documented to have independently been created first at the Historically Black Greek letter university Virginia State University and shortly thereafter at the Historically Black Greek letter university Winston-Salem State University. However, before the 1970s Black American pre-university high schools and other community cheerleading squads included elements of stomp & shake cheerleading such as stomping alternating with hand clapping as well as planned or improvised cheers that included group bragging and dissing their opposition's athletic teams in their planned or spontaneously created group cheers.

Stomp & shake cheerleading squads are found on the middle school, high school, and university levels. Most stomp & shake cheerleading squads consist of Black females. Some stomp & shake cheerleading squads have had and/or currently have one or a few cheerleaders non-Black female cheerleaders.

Some stomp & shake cheerleading squads have had and/or currently have one or a few cheerleaders who are Black males. As of this date (in 2026) I have never come across any information or videos of male stomp & shake  cheerleaders who are non-Black. Male cheerleaders don't perform all of the movements or all of the movements the same way as female cheerleaders in their squads.

Stomp & shake cheerleading focuses on hyping up their athletic teams' fans at football games and at basketball games. However, these squads do so as show entertainment more than leading fan participation in their cheers.

Certain motions such as "high steps" (formerly referred to as "upstomps") and "double shakes" (formerly referred to as "jigga pops") distinguish stomp & shake cheerleading from traditional cheerleading routines or modified cheerleading routines that combine traditional & stomp & shake routines. Unlike traditional cheerleading, stomp & shake cheerleading routines rarely if ever include cheerleading stunts.

In 2026 stomp & shake cheerleading is mostly found on the Black pre-university and Black university levels in North Carolina (USA) and in Virginia (USA). However, those styles of cheerleading can now be found throughout many Black communities throughout the United States. That said, it's historically and currently incorrect to say that stomp & shake cheerleading is associated with every Historically Black College & University (HBCU). 

This pancocojams blog has multiple posts about stomp & shake cheerleading. Here are links two of those posts:
"When Did Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Begin? (Online Comments & Website Statements)"
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/06/when-did-stomp-shake-cheerleading-begin.html

and "Examples Of Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Cheers, Part I (A - H)" https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/06/examples-of-stomp-shake-cheerleading.html
[This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series that document some examples of stomp & shake cheerleading cheers. The links to the other posts in this series is found in each post in this series.  

Also, read this post that I wrote in 2011: "Race and the Changing Shape of Cheerleading"
https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/07/21/race-and-the-changing-shape-of-cheerleading/

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WHAT "CLOCK IT" & OTHER CLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES MEAN WHEN USED IN COMMENTS BY STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING FANS 

A. 
Here's an example of the slang (vernacular) use of the word "clock" that I happened upon in the discussion thread for this YouTube video:

@cavettaj, 2012
"@dizznikkak09 Nooo wat was said was they pick'd certain schools that were sufficient w/ their budget. But regardless of that, WEN THEY WERE OFFERED THE CHANCE TO GET ISHH POPPIN-they kept walkin. So it's not a "seem like" it reality. & that perception of "worried about them" is only bcuz of originality. If yall did ya own cheers or didnt bite off us & other squads...then ppl wouldnt CLOCK the imitation or we wouldnt b "worried about them" #FACT. But see'n is believin. hope yall "TRAVEL" this yr."
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This is part of a long and contentious exchange of comments between @cavettaj and @dizznikkak09 that is found in the discussion thread of a 2011 YouTube video about Winston-Salem State University's cheer "You Gets No Respect In Here" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpOiVssR0s "WSSU CHEERLEADERS 2010-11 Basketball BATTLE" published by cavettaj, Jun 11, 2011.

In essence in the comment given above, @cavettaj responds to @dizznikkak09, a supporter of (the historically Black College & University) St. Augustine's "Blue Chips" cheerleaders, that the reason why Winston-Salem University's (WSSU) cheerleaders have a problem with St. Augustine's cheerleaders is that two years ago after a formal CIAA league competition ,WSSU cheerleaders challenged St. Augustine's cheerleaders to a cheer battle (then called "a cheer off". However, St. Augustine's cheerleaders made no response, but kept walking past WSSUs cheerleaders without even looking back. @cavettaj also indicated that she and other people believe St. Augustine's cheerleaders didn't want to battle with WSSU cheerleaders because their (St Augustine's) cheers and cheer routines are copies of WSSU cheers and routines. If  St. Augustine's cheerleaders had battled with WSSU, then people would have noticed and verified this (clocked it) with their own eyes and ears.  

This slang meaning of "clock" derives from its 1960s African American/Latinx Gay ballroom roots and means "to notice, observe, or aggressively point out something about a person, particularly something they were trying to hide"... 
from an AI Overview write-up about the origin of the slang term "clock it".

@cavettaj's comment that is given above is the only pre 2026 example of the slang use of "clock" and its related words/phrases that I have found thus far in the context of stomp & shake cheerleading.           

Please share any other online or off-line examples in the comment section below of "clock" and its related words/phrases that you have come across or that you remember before 2026. Thanks in advance!

B1.- Explanations of "Clock it" & Similar "Clock" Phrases 
This section presents examples of "clock it" (and related "clock" words and phrases from the discussion thread for a 2026 YouTube video of the stomp & shake cheer "All Y' All Cheers Are Boring". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/05/comments-about-copying-stealing-stomp.html  for the pancocojams post entitled "All Y' All Cheers Are Boring" Stomp & Shake Cheerleading Cheer (Discussion Thread Comments: Compliments & Criticisms)" . This video features high school level stomp and shake cheerleaders.

In those discussion thread comments the phase "clock it" and its related "clock" words/phrases (such as "clocked that tea", "clocked that t", and "clocking") are highly complimentary exclamations that are synonymous with the African American originated slang meanings for the exclamations "slay" , "killed it", and "ate' (including "ate it", "ate it up", "ate and left no crumbs, and "ate down").*

*The 2012 comment that includes "Clock" that is given in Section "A" of this pancocojams post is an exception to this statement.

As of the publication of this pancocojams post (May 23, 2026) I've only come across a few discussion threads of YouTube stomp & shake videos that have comments that include "clock it", "clocked", or other "clock" words and phrases. All of the comments that I've come across are from 2025 and 2026. That doesn't mean that there are no such comments, particularly from 2025 and 2026. If you know of such comments, please share them in the discussion thread below. Thanks in advance.

Section B2 of this pancocojams post features comments from two of those YouTube videos' discussion threads. Both of those discussion threads refer to the 2026 "All Y' All Cheers Are Boring" cheer.  

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SYNONYMS FOR THE USUAL SLANG MEANINGS OF "CLOCK IT" & ITS RELATED WORDS & PHRASES 
The African American Vernacular English word "ate" and its related "ate" words and phrases are FAR MORE frequently found in stomp & shake cheerleading cheer discussion threads than the "clock it" word/phrases that were written around the 2020 and on. The "slay" words/phrases follows that of the "ate" words/phrases in that same time period in their use in those stomp & shake cheerleading discussion threads. 

The slang words "slay" (and its earlier and still used comparable vernacular phrase "killed it") and the slang meaning word "ate" and its related slang "ate" phrases mean that something (or someone/ some group) was/were great, did an exceptional job. These same meanings are given or implied in "clock it" in stomp & shake cheerleading fans' comments. The exhortations to "Slay!" and/or to "Clock it!" mean "to continue to do a great job". These "Clock It!"  exhortations are synonymous with the exclamations "Get it!, "Do it!" and "Work it!"

However, on a deeper level, the slang words "slay", "killed it", "ate", and "clock it" - when used by people in the context of stomp & shake cheerleading- almost always* also mean "to totally demolish", "to utterly destroy", or "to totally weaken" a cheerleading squad so that they are unable to continue competing.

*I included the words "almost always" because of the 2012 example that I found that is shared in B1 of this pancocojams post. 

I believe that the use of the phrase "clock it" and other high complimentary African American Vernacular English words and phrases usually refers to the entire cheer performance including the words of the cheer and how they are delivered and not just the cheer routine (the movements). That said, certain movements throughout the cheer and not just the entire stomp & shake cheer. An example of this is at the end of the cheer "All Y' All Cheers Are Boring" when the cheerleaders collapsed as if sleeping on their gym bleachers.

Also, those cheers exemplify the African American traditions of and cultural appreciation of bragging and dissing rhymes, chants, cheers, and songs. Furthermore, the words and particularly the ending routine of those two middle school or high school stomp & shake cheers exemplify the contemporary element of "being petty". using something small and seemingly insignificant to insult another person or group".  A pancocojams post on stomp & shake comments positively highlighting cheers being petty" will be published ASAP and its link will be added to this post. 

 Additions and corrections to these meanings & my conclusions are welcome. 

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B2 -Examples Of "Clock It" and other "Clock" words & phrases, & Examples of "Ate" Or "Slay" Words & Phrases from the discussion thread of this YouTube video:

1. https://youtube.com/shorts/pJJ84sqMjAg?si=wRrcUXkSGT-pTs3W "All Y'All Cheers Are Boring", published by @westernguiflordmiddlecheer ; @SAGINAWDANCESHOW, January 23, 2026

Western Guilford Middle School is located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

These are all of the "clock" examples that I found in this discussion thread as of May 23, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT. I only included some of the other examples of these showcased African American Vernacular English words/phrases that were found in that discussion thread as of that date and time. 

These comments are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

All of these comments were published in 2026.  

1 @arisleydis100
"You clocked that tea sis!😁"

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2.@FroggyLobby-v7s
"Ate and left no crumbs✨✨"

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3. @Synquis
"Clock that T. Period.❤️❤️😂"

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4. @BipashnaChettri-c4v
"Nadia ( the one who called the cheer ) ATEEEEEE with the iconic BORINGG 💅💅"

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5. @Idontknowyoubruh0
"THEY ATEEEE 😛😛😛"

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6. @RickMoynes
"Clock it girl  💅"

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7. @Malina-w9j
"They ate and left no crumbs 😮"

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8. @hikittyys
"SLAY QUEENSS❤️"

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9. @Synquis
"Clock that T. Period.❤️❤️😂"

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10. @Marley-c6e
"Yes you guys slayed PERIOD !!!!❤️❤️❤️"

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11. @smg6_editz
"Clocking"

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12. @HarmonyTausili-f1h
"ATE!❤️❤️"

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13. @90414
"Girl clockkkkk itttttt 💅💅💅"

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14.@aspeflores
"THEY ATE THAT UP 😝😝😝😝😝"

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15. @AbrielleOtchere
"Cheers SLAY"

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16. @WaltonBrown-z7p
"Clock it i wish I was one of them ❤️🎉"

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17. @SandyHunter-z4s
"Clock it! Yall ate!"

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18. @shark1this
"YOU GUYS SLAYEDDDD🤚🏽🤚🏽"

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19. @Aldrichxie
"Killin' it gurl 👑"

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20. @EmmaHamriel-o4l
"They all slayed that"

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21. @MiasCollection
"slay QUEEEEEENS!!!!!"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h9x_PYh1Xo "All y'all Cheers are boring" by Saginaw Dance Show, Mar 30, 2026
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This example of the "All Y'All Cheers Are Boring" cheer appears was performed by a group of Black American girls who are middle school age and younger as part of a battle cheer floor competition/performance that wasn't part of a competitive basketball or football game. This video's publisher @SaginawDanceShow wrote that this performance occurred in Michigan.  

These are all of the "clock" examples that I found in this discussion thread as of May 23, 2026 at 9:35 AM EDT. I only included some of the other examples of these showcased African American Vernacular English words/phrases that were found in that discussion thread as of that date and time. 

 These comments are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

All of these comments were published in 2026.  

1. @janeshagully7019
"Y’all ate that up yes girlyyyyyyy"

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2. @Ms.Magic94
"Clock it"

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3. @SenabMohamedAli
"Ateeee"

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4. @beyenealemayehu5136
"It clocking but y’all copied a school so 😅"

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5. @user-fv5nk2nw4g
"The girl in the front clocked that fell so good like just clocked slay"

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6. @hichamkaou3090
"Slayy girls go lions"

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7. @MikaylaHolton-f8e4s
"Did not eat stop stealing cheers"

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8. @JalesiaAnderson-j7k
"Y'all ate that I see yall"

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9. @swagdaphne4831
"ATE!!"

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10. @KrystalKnootenda
"Slay baddies 🎉🎉"

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11. @narimanmekha5061
"They did good but a high-school cheer team did the same exact thing as them but they clocked it"

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12. @SenabMohamedAli
"Ateeee"

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13. @Higuys-v6x
"Yall ate this down 🤏🏾🤏🏾🤏🏾"

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14. @JalesiaAnderson-j7k
"Y'all ate that I see yall"

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15. @mahreenakhtar5089
"Someone else school did this chair they did not eat as much as they did clock it"

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16. @playtimew.emarijones5957
"Girl, my cheers is not boring, but y’all did good clock it"

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17. @gtmirdy8882
"Slayed period😂"
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18. @lashundanicholson9380
"Clock it kids"

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19. @JomyrahDavis
"Clock it"

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20. @RahilaSafi-e1b
"Clock it"

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21. @Ms.Magic94
"Clock it"

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22. @beyenealemayehu5136
"It clocking but y’all copied a school so 😅"

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23. @colleenshange8791
"Y'all ate but you're are just coping"

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24. @narimanmekha5061
"They did good but a high-school cheer team did the same exact thing as them but they clocked it"

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24. @KasandraMahoney
"Slayyy clock it❤️❤️"

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