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Years back there was a great fad among the younger set to punctuate their speech with "bop" or so-called hip expressions. The new fad is even more way out and that is surfin' talk. This glossary will give you a basic insight into the world of the surfer.
Baggies - Trunks that Surfers wear.
Boss - The greatest.
Gremmie - Pseudo surfer. He plays the role but doesn't really surf.
Hang Ten - Standing on front of the board with toes over the edge to increase speed.
Hanging Five - Hanging five toes over the nose of the board.
Hoedad - Anyone who puts down surfing or surfes: An enemy of surfers.
Hot Dog - Wide and heavy board.
Hot Dogger - Expert surfer. Does tricks and shows off.
Kaha Huna - Mythical Hawaiian goddess of surfing.
Pipeline - The hollow tubelike middle of a wave just prior to breaking.
Sand Flea - Person who avoids the water, just lies on the sand.
Shooting The Curl - Catching the wave at just the right moment and riding it out.
Shooting The Pier - Dodging in and out of pilings.
Stein - Worst kind of surfer.
Tube - Hollow part of the wave
Waikiki Kuks - Another name for pseudo surfer.
The Wedge - Another name for a wave.
Wipeout - Catching the wave at the wrong time and being thrown from the surfboard.
Woodie - Car that carries surfboard.
2 Comments:
Boss - If the surfers had that word they got it late. In the mid-late 50's we Brooklyn kids used that word and we didn't know a surfboard from a prairie dog.
Woodie - They are old station wagons that actually had wood panels. They are beautiful! Here are just a few Google images to prove it: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1429&bih=977&q=woodie&gbv=2&oq=woodie&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.8801.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0.pY1_18m71t4
Riding Giants doc is Boss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlwTElkwnUc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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