See also, tube, or green roomīeach break – When the waves break over sand, not rock, pebble, or reef. Boardshorts, or Baggie shorts.īarney – Also see Kook. Often misinterpreted as a beginner surfer, I think the best definition is ‘A surfer who thinks their ability is vastly superior to their actual ability.’ The reason is, some beginners know they are beginners, and so they are NOT Barney’s!īarrel – When the wave breaks and folds over itself creating an open tube or barrel. Riding the barrel is the most coveted aspect of surfing. Let’s pause for a second and check out the ULTIMATE amped surferīackdoor – Catching a wave from the ‘wrong’ side to ‘backdoor’ the section or tube/barrelīailing – Ditching your board either when paddling towards the waves, or when you are actually riding a waveīackwash – When a wave moves out to sea in the opposite direction to normal and crashes into an oncoming waveīaggies / Boardies – A piece of surf clothing, namely shorts for wearing whilst surfing. “I am soooo AMPED for this surf session!” Airs take their roots from skateboarding, pioneered by guys like Christian Fletcher and Martin ‘Pottz’ PotterĪmped – feeling excited, pumped up, e.g. ‘Hey, why soooo aggro bro?’Īir or Aerial – If a surfer performs an aerial, their board leaves the surface of the water and goes into the air, above the top part of the wave, or lip of the wave. Something we’ve missed? Drop us a message and we will be sure to add it! So, here we go… GLOSSARY OF SURFER SLANG TERMS AND SURFER LINGOģ60 – a surf move that finds its roots in skateboarding – the surfer will turn the board in a 360-degree motion while riding the face of a waveĪ-frame – a wave shaped like a triangle that breaks towards the left of the beach and right of the beach at the same timeĪggro – aggressive surfing/surfer e.g. Check out our ultimate guide to Surfing Slang and Surfer Lingo below. Many surfer slang words start off on the fringes of the English language and (in my experience anyway) end up finding their way into the mainstream over time.Įven though most hardcore surfers despise the way the ‘Hollywood Surfer’ is portrayed, you can’t deny we all have a pretty unique way of talking and our surfing lingo sure is kinda interesting. Dude? dude! Sick olas yo! Pull in, got spit out, then whooopah!
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