Entering surfing at an older age and possibly because I live in New Zealand, I am not familiar with a lot of surfing terminology from today or yesteryear.Surfers certainly have a unique language in describing all facets of the sport / hobby. If you are interested in the lingo look no further than Riptionary.com. It is the largest online surf lexicon and got to this stage from passionate surfers who have submitted entries and still do today. I haven’t had so much fun exploring a website in ages. I would be known as a Barney:
Someone who is less than skilled at surfing. Orginally derived from the cartoon character Barney on The Flinstones because he was similar to a hodad.
It is the most neat site that contains over one thousand entries divided into five broad categories: Culture, Oceanic, Equipment, Technique and Old School. A Most Popular category is also featured that lists the most searched terms and if you are like me and not up with the play there is a For Example category where terms are shown in context.
Enjoy this awesome dictionary.
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