The Surfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak

Trevor Cralle

Ten Speed Press, Jun 13, 2001 - Sports & Recreation - 362 pages

Back by popular demand, this is the definitive reference for surf bums everywhere—or at least any gremmie who's ever pondered the semantic subtleties between bitchin', rad, and killer. Informative and often hilarious, this bible of the cult of Kahuna sports over 3,000 alphabetical entries interspersed with surfing history, international surf glossaries, and 500 of the kindest surf photographs and illustrations ever gathered in one place. You'll not only talk the talk—you'll walk the walk. Or rip the curl, as the case may be. Updated for the millennial surfer to keep you on the cutting edge of surfspeak. From aaaaahooo! to zonked, if it was said on, near, or under a surfboard, you'll find it here.

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User Review  - Skyla - Goodreads

This is a fun read. I didn't read it too indepth more like skimmed for what I needed but it is a great help for my WIP so I really enjoyed it.

About the author

TREVOR CRALLE is a native California surfer and worldwide water sports enthusiast with a degree in cultural geography from the University of California at Berkeley.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Surfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak
• Editor: Trevor Cralle
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1580081932, 9781580081931
• Length: 362 pages
• Subjects: Humor / General; Reference / Dictionaries; Reference / Word Lists; Sports & Recreation / Reference; Sports & Recreation / Water Sports