Definitions
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- noun surfing the action of duck diving (see verb below).
- verb surfing to push one's
surfboard (usually ashortboard ) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under awave that hasbroken or is just about tobreak .
Etymologies
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From the way a duck puts its head down and bottom up in the air when diving underwater.
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