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bodysurfing

bodysurfing

1 3.4
A sport of riding waves in the sea using only your body without a board
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːdiˌsɜːrfɪŋ/
translation icon : bodysurfing
  • Bodysurfing is bad enough, because when you get wiped out, it feels like your arms, legs and head are all going different directions.

Examples

  • Too busy bodysurfing for her old gal pals?

    The Glass House (2001)

  • And this is bodysurfing, motherfuckers.

    Jackass Forever (2022)

  • Why are you talking about bodysurfing?

    Bad News Bears (2005)

  • Well, I'm afraid your bodysurfing days are over.

    City of Angels (1998)

  • Go bodysurfing.

    Bad News Bears (2005)

  • Obama has also been spotted bodysurfing, the sport of middle-aged dads across America.

    Blog text (6)

  • He said, "Bodysurfing.

    Riding Giants (2004)

  • Bodysurfing allows you to experience the waves up close without needing a bodysurfing board.

  • Many people enjoy bodysurfing on hot summer days when the waves are just right.

  • The competition for bodysurfing attracted participants from all over the coast.

How Equipped

surfing
93 1.3
bodysurfing
1 3.4

Surface Forms

bodysurfing singular
bodysurfings plural

Morphology

bodysurfing = body + surfing (transparent) = body + surf + ing

Clear compound of 'body' + 'surfing' whose meaning (riding waves using the body rather than a board) is directly derived from the parts.

Etymology

Bodysurfing joins body and surf ('to ride waves'), giving a simple image of someone using their own body to catch the ocean's waves instead of a board. That's why bodysurfing means the sport of riding waves with no equipment.