SKATEBOARDING
NOUNS
► BEEF in skateboarding: a fall on the butt → 20C teen & high school sl.
► BOARDING riding a skateboard → 20C teen & high school sl.
► BOOGIE-BOARD a skateboard → 2006 US teens sl. (Bk.)
► CRANE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards → 1976 US sl.
► FAKIE in skateboarding: a travelling-backwards manoeuvre → 1996 UK sl.
► NOLLIE in skateboarding: a manoeuvre similar to an ‘ollie’ but off the nose of the board, rather than the tail → Aust. skateboarding usage
► OLLIE ► OLLY in skateboarding and snowboarding: a manoeuvre in which one drives the board up into the air off a flat surface without holding the board, often in order to perform a jump over an obstacle → 1979 Aust. sl.
► RAD PAD in skateboarding: a rubber wedge used as a shock pad that changes the angles at which the axle assembly is mounted → 1976 US sl.
► ROAD RASH cuts and grazing caused by falling off a skateboard → 1970 sl.
► SIDEWALK SURFING skateboarding → 1970s US sl.
► SKATEY a skateboard → Aust. sl.
► VERT in skateboarding: an almost vertical ramp → 2003 UK sl.
► WILSON in skateboarding: a fall producing serious injury → 1984 US sl.
► WOBBLIES ► WOBS a powerful and deep vibration of the board while skateboarding fast → 1976 US sl.
► WOOD RASH any injury, esp. grazing, sustained when riding a skateboard on a wooden ramp → 2001 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BOARDER a skateboarder → 20C teen & high school sl.
► GEEK an awkward skateboarder or a pedestrian who gets in the way → 1976 US sl.
► GRUMMET a young surfer or skateboarder → 1986 colloq., chiefly Aust.
► POLEDAD an annoying, new-to-the-sport skateboarder → 1964 US sl.
► RAGER a skilled, aggressive surfer or skateboarder → 1997 US sl.
► SIDEWALK SURFER a skateboarder → 1970s US sl.
► SK8R a skateboard rider → Aust. sl.
► SKATE BETTY a girl who associates with skateboarders, perhaps skateboarding herself → 1989 US sl.
► SKATE RAT a fanatical skateboarder → 1986 US teen sl.
► SKATEPUNK a skateboarder, especially one who dresses in loose-fitting, casual clothes associated with the skateboarding subculture → 1985
► SKATER a skateboard rider → Aust. sl.
► SKATIE a skateboarder → 2003 NZ sl.
VERBS
► BEEF to fall on one’s rear end when skateboarding → 1994 teen & students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CARVE in skateboarding: to take a turn sharply → 1976 US sl.
► DAG to slow down, esp. on a skateboard → 20C teen & high school sl.
► DECK to ride a skateboard → 1990s sl., orig. US teen
► FACE-PAINT to fall off a skateboard onto one’s face → 20C teen & high school sl.
► PUMMEL to skateboard fearlessly without regard to the effect on the board or body → 1984 US sl.
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