Reverse Dictionary: SURFING

ADJECTIVES
► HUNG UP while surfing, caught along the steep wall of a wave and unable to pull out → 1963 US sl.
► MUSHY of a wave: without power, foamy → 1967 surfing usage
► SANO of surf conditions: excellent → 1988 US surfing sl.
► UNDERGUNNED having too small a surfboard for the surf conditions → 1989 Aust. sl.

ADVERBS
► SKEG-FIRST while surfing: said of the beginning of a ride with the tail of the surfboard pointing towards shore → 1988 US sl.

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► COWABUNGA! an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave → 1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
► IN THE BUSH beyond the line of the breakers → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► OVER THE FALLS said of a surfer carried over the breaking edge of a wave → 1964 US sl.

NOUNS
► ALL-TIMER’S DISEASE used by surfers humorously to describe a person’s proclivity to exaggerate when recounting surf conditions or their accomplishments → 1991 US sl.
► BAGGIES loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers → 1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
► BARGE a cumbersome surfboard → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BARREL the hollow tube of a wave → 1996 Aust. surfing sl. (Bk.)
► BEAST a thick surfboard → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BIG GUN a long surfboard for big waves → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BINGIE a dent or fracture in a surfboard → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BOOGIE BOARD a hybrid, half-sized surfboard → 2012 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BOOMER something large; a surfing wave → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► CADILLAC a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions → 1965 US sl.
► CHEATER FIVE while surfing: the toes of one foot extended over the nose of the board only because the surfer has stretched his leg far forward → 1965 US sl.
► CLEAN PEELER to a surfer: a perfect wave → 1997 US sl.
► CLOCKY sudden waving arm movements of a surfer trying to get his balance → 1991 US sl.
► DAWN PATROL golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves → 20C Amer. sl.
► DINGAGE damage to a surfboard or a surf-related injury → 1991 sl.
► DING STRING a cord attached to a surfer and his surfboard → 1991 US sl.
► GLASS HOUSE in surfing: a smooth ride inside the hollow of a wave → 1987 US sl.
► GLASS ITCH irritation of the skin by fibreglass dust → 1979 US surfing usage
► GREENBACK in surfing: a swell that has not broken → 1963 US sl.
► GUN a large heavy surfboard used for riding big waves → 1963 surfing sl.
► HOOK in surfing: the crest of a breaker → 1965 Amer. surfing sl.
► HOT DOG in surfing: a Malibu board, i.e. a wide, not very large, board, made of ‘foam’ and sheathed with fibreglass → c1960 Aust. sl.
► HUMP a large wave → 1957 US surfer use
► KOOK BOX a paddle board, used by beginner surfers → 1964 US sl.
► KOOK CORD a line that attaches to a surfer’s ankle to his surfboard → 1991 US sl.
► LEASH a line attached at one end to a surfer and at the other to the surfboard → 1977 US sl.
► LOG a heavy, cumbersome surfboard → 1963 US sl.
► MUSH the foam produced when a wave breaks → 1969 surfing usage
► MUSHBURGER  type of wave which is shapeless or poorly formed → 1979 surfing usage
► NASODRAIN while surfing, the sudden and violent expulsion of sea water through the nose → 1991 US surfing sl.
► QUEEN MARY a surfboard that is too big for the surfer using it → 1964 US sl.
► QUIVER a selection of surfboards, used for different surf conditions → 1977 US sl.
► RAIL the edge of a surfboard → 1950s Aust. surfers’ sl.
► RAIL SANDWICH a surfboard between your legs → 1978 US sl.
► REEDS long shorts, favoured by surfers → 1985 US sl.
► SAUSAGE BOARD a surfboard that is rounded at both ends → 1963 Aust. sl.
► SHUFFLE the movement by a surfer forward on the board while surfing, executed without crossing the feet → 1965 US sl.
► SINKER a dent on a surfboard that requires a resin filler → 1986 US sl.
► SKEG a fin on a surfboard → 1962 US sl.
► SNUFF-OUT in surfing: a fast and violent loss of position on a surfboard,  usually followed by a sudden trip below the ocean surface → 1977 US sl.
► SPOON the nose-to-tail bow or curve in a surfboard → 1975 US surfing sl. (Bk.)
► STACKUP a group of waves; a group of surfers on a single wave → 1977 US sl.
► STEAMER a type of wetsuit worn by surfers and wind-surfers, with minimally permeable rubber → 1982 sl.
► STICK a surfboard → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► TABLA a surfboard → 1977 US sl.
► TRAIL FOOT a surfer’s back foot → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WAITING ROOM in surfing: the area beyond the breakers where surfers wait to catch waves → 1977 Israel sl.
► WASHING MACHINE a wave as it breaks over and thrashes a surfer → 1991 US sl.
► WOODFOOT in surfing, numbing of the foot in cold water → 2001 US surfing usage
► WOODY a wooden surfboard → 1950s Amer. sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BABY GUN a short, bullet-shaped surf board designed for big-wave conditions → 1970 US sl.
► BARNEY a poor, clumsy surfer → 2006 Amer. surfing sl. (Bk.)
► BEARD a veteran surfer → 1994 surfing sl. (Bk.)
► BEER-DRINKING MARSUPIALS in surfing: Australian surfers → 1997 (Bk.)
► BELLYBOARDER a person who rides a bellyboard (a short, light surfboard ridden in a prone position, typically made of plywood) → 1964
► BENNY a nonsurfer who talks, dresses, and acts like he or she has been surfing for years → 1992 surfing sl. (Bk.)
► BIG KAHUNA in surfing: a particularly skilled or respected surfer → 1959 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
► BOARDIE an enthusiast for surfboard riding → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BOOGER a bodyboard rider → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► DUCK a surfer who lingers in the water, rarely catching a wave → 1991 US sl.
► FANNY-DUNKER in surfing: a wader or swimmer → 1968 surfing sl.
► GLUE FOOT a surfer who is sure-footed on the surfboard → 1992 US surfing sl.  (Bk.)
► GREMLIN a young surfer; also, a troublemaker who frequents the beaches but does not surf → 1961 surfing sl.
► GREMMIE ► GREMMY a young, poor-mannered surfer → 1962 surfing sl.
► GRUMMET a young surfer or skateboarder → 1986 colloq., chiefly Aust.
► GUTSLIDER a bodyboarder; term of derision used by surfers → 2003 S. Afr. sl.
► GYRO ► GYRO WANKER a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to gain balance on the surfboard → 1991 US sl.
► KOOK a novice, or one who is inexpert in surf-riding → 1961 sl., orig. US
► MUTIE a daring exponent, a devotee → Brit. surfers’ & rock music fans usage
► O-RING a novice surfer; a dolt → 1992 US sl.
► QUACK a novice surfer → 1977 US sl.
► SAND FLEA someone who associates with surfers at the beach but rarely if ever enters the water → 1985 US sl.
► SCEG ► SKEG a surfer → 1985 Aust. sl.
► SEA PIG a fat surfer → 1988 US sl.
► SKEGHEAD a surfer → 1988 Aust. sl.
► SWITCHFOOT a surfer who can surf with either foot forward, depending on the conditions → 1964 US sl.
► TEA-BAGGER a body-boarder → 2006 Amer. surfing sl. (Bk.)
► VALLEY COWBOYS inland surfers → 2006 Amer. sl.  (Bk.)
► WAG a social outcast, esp. a non-surfer → 1991 US sl.
► WAHINE ► WAHINI a female surfer → 1963 US sl.
► WAXHEAD a surfboard rider → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WEED a beginner surfer → US surfing sl. → 1990 US sl.
► ZELLER an over-devoted surfer → 1988 US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► HIGHWAY SURFER a person who adopts the mannerisms of surfers, buys the equipment, but never seems to get out of the car into the water → 1963 US sl.
► HODAD a person, usually a male, who poses as a surfer → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HODADDY a person, usually a male, who poses as a surfer → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► SAND FLEA a person who associates with surfers at the beach but rarely if ever enters the water → 1985 US surfing sl.

VERBS
► BACK-DOOR in surfing: to start a ride behind the peak of a wave → 1980 US sl.
► BARREL to ride inside the tube of a wave → 1996 Aust. surfing sl. (Bk.)
► CARVE in surfing: to change the course of the surfboard by digging it into the water → 1980 US sl.
► CARVE UP THE MOB to surf recklessly through a crowd of surfers or swimmers → 1964 Aust. sl.
► CATCH A RAIL to lose control of one’s surfboard and fall off → 1960s US surfing sl.
► COP A TUBE to catch a perfect tubular wave → 2006 US surfing sl. (Bk.)
► DUCK-DIVE in surfing: to push the nose of the surfboard down under a breaking wave → 1988 US sl.
► EAT IT in surfing: to lose control and fall from your surfboard → 1991 US sl.
► EAT ONE’S LUNCH in surfing: to be thrown from a surfboard → 1981 US surfing usage
► EAT SHIT in surfing: to lose control of a ride and fall off your surfboard → 1991 US sl.
► EAT THE COOKIE while surfing, to be pounded fiercely by a breaking wave → 1997 US sl.
► EAT UP of a wave: to overcome and knock a surfer from the surfboard → 1965 US sl.
► GET HAMMERED in surfing: to be knocked from your surfboard and violently thrashed by the surf → 1988 US sl.
► GET THE AXE in surfing: to be knocked off your board by a wave → 1957 US sl.
► GET WORKED to be knocked from your surfboard and pummelled by the ocean → 1987 US sl.
► GO OVER THE FALLS in surfing: to be thrown over by the curl of a wave → 1977 sl.
► KICK in surfing: to force the nose of the surfboard up out of the water → 1973 US sl.
► KICK OUT to shift the weight to the rear of the board and pull it over the top of the wave → 1962
► NAIL of a wave: to knock a surfer from the surfboard → 1977 US sl.
► NOSE-RIDE in surfing: to ride on the front of the board → 1979 US sl.
► SHOOT THE PIER to ride a wav through or between the pilings of a pier → 1961 surfing sl.
► SKIN to surf without a wet suit → 1991 US sl.
► SLASH to surf aggressively back and forth across the face of a wave → 1991 US sl.
► SNAKE to cut into a wave ahead of another surfer by beginning one’s ride in his or her path → 1987 surfing sl.
► TAKE GAS to lose a board in the curl of a wave; to lose control of one’s surfboard and fall off → 1960 US surfing sl.
► WALK THE DOG in surfing: to move frontward and backward on the surfboard to affect its speed → 1987 US sl.
► WALK THE NOSE in surfing: to advance to the front of the board → 1962 US sl.
► WALK THE PLANK to move forward on a surfboard, increasing the speed of the ride → 1963 Aust. sl.