Definitions

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  • noun surfing the action of duck diving (see verb below).
  • verb surfing to push one's surfboard (usually a shortboard) underwater nose-first, to get the surfer and board under a wave that has broken or is just about to break.

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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