Surf Terminology: The Surf Dictionary | Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Glossary of Surfing

Surfing (particularly in Southern California) has its own slang, which has comingled with Valleyspeak. Words like "dude", "tubular", "radical", and "gnarly" are associated with both. One of the primary terms used by surfers around the world is the word "stoked". This refers to a mixed feeling of anxiety and happiness towards the waves breaking.

The Shaka greeting sign^[18]

Surfers have often been associated with being slackers or 'beach bums' (with women being known as 'beach bunnies').

The shaka sign, associated with Hawaii, origins unknown,^[19][20] is a common greeting in surfer culture.^[18]

This Glossary of surfing includes some of the extensive vocabulary used to describe various aspects of the sport of surfing as described in literature on the subject.^[1] [2] In some cases terms have spread to a wider cultural use. These terms were originally coined by people who were directly involved in the sport of surfing.



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