A Gas

A lot of fun.
All show and no go.
Referenced to a car that had all the pretty
chrome goodies, but wouldn't get out of its
own way.
Ape
Used with "Go", "Gone" or "Went". To explode
or go completely irate. Example: "When my
parents saw my report card, they went ape.
BA
Bare Ass
Bad
Awesome.
Badass
A tough guy. A guy you really don't want to
mess with.
Thanks again to Ron Stowe for this one.

Bag
To Steal. Example: Who bagged my towel? ;
also see Score
Also; "What's your bag" meaning what's your
problem or where are you coming from.
Thanks to Jerry Miles (HHS 66).

Ball
To party, as in Little Richards "Good Golly
Miss Molly, Sho Like To Ball".
Later, it meant having intercourse.
Bean Wagon
A Lowered all the way around, usually Hispanic
owned Chevy, but could be anything.
Beat Feet
Leave the scene in a hurry.
Bench Racing
When a few of guys are sitting down (on a
bench, maybe) talking about how fast a certain
person's car is, or discussing who could beat
who in a drag race.
Birth Control Seats
Bucket Seats
Bitchin(See also Twitchin')
Good, Exciting, Awesome.
Blast
A Great Time. Example: "We had a blast at the
Prom".
Blew the doors off
Easily beat the other car in a race.
Blitzed

Drunk
Blown
A car engine that has a blower (supercharger)
installed. Goes between the intake manifold
and the carburetors/injectors. The blower
made it go faster, which was always good.
Blue Flamer
Take a B.A. ( also in the slang section ) and add
a big fart...then ignite it with a match..
Thanks to Judy DeGrazia (the leader of the "Rowdy Girls") (HHS 64) for this beauty.

Bogart
To "hog" something.
Bone Yard
Auto wrecking yard; Junk yard.
Boogie
See Cut Out
Book
Leave the area.
Bookin'
Going real fast, usually in a car.
Boss
A great or cool thing. Example: "The Beach
Boys new record is really boss".
Bread

Money
Brew (Brewski)
Beer
Brody
Also, Brody Out; To skid in a half circle with
the brakes locked up.
Thanks to Cal McDougal HHS62, for this one.

Brody Knob
See "Suicide Knob"
Buddha Head
Someone of Asian descent. (Pre-Political
Correctness)
Bug, To
To irritate or bother
Bug out
Leave the premises
Bummed out
Depressed
Bummer, What a
How depressing
Burn Rubber
To accelerate hard spinning the tires, making
noise, and billows of smoke come from the rear
of the vehicle.

Candyass
A real wimp or an uncool thing.
Cat
A guy.
Channeled
A car body that has been lowered with respect
to it's frame, leaving the suspension as it is.
Cherry
Pristine, Totally Clean. Example: "That rod is
cherry"!
Thanks to David Williams (HHS 61) for this one.

Chick
A girl or a woman.
Chicken, To play
Two cars race toward each other; the first to
pull to the side is the chicken (coward)
Thanks to Bettie Gray for this 50's/60's term.

Chinese Fire Drill

Stop at a Red Light. Everyone on the Driver's
side would run around and get in on the
Passenger's side. Everyone on the Passenger's
side would run around and get in on the
Driver's side.
Choice

Really cool or bitchin. Example: "That girl with

the tight sweater is really choice."
Thanks to Howard Graul (Burbank High '65) for this great slang word.

Choose Off
To pick a fight or a race; as in, "John is going
to choose-off Bob in a race for pinks". Or,
"Ralph chose-off Bertha after school and she
kicked his butt."
Chop
To cut down verbally.
Example: "Man, you're so ugly, you gotta slip up
on a glass to get a drink of water." (Now that
was a "chop".)
Chopped
A section is cut out horizontally through the
roof pillars of a car to lower the roof.
Chrome Dome
A bald guy.
Church Key
Before poptops, a Beer or Soda can was
opened with one of these.
Thanks to Ron Stowe for this one.

Circus Wagon

A car, usually lowered, with an outlandish paint

job, but in lousy shape, mechanically.
"Climb it, Tarzan"
An act of defiance. Said while giving someone
"the bird".
Cool
Nice.
Cool Head
Nice Guy
Cooties
Someone who wasn't cool had them. No one
ever saw them, but you knew who had them.
Thanks to Jennie Quevedo HHS'67.

Cop a Feel
Touch a girls "parts", sometimes pretending it
was an accident
Copasetic
Very good; all right, as in no problems.
Example: Everything is copasetic.
Thanks to Donna Bland Sivoli HHS'59 for this word.

Crash
Go to bed; go to sleep.
Crop Duster
A car with loud glasspacks.

Cruising
Driving up and down the same street looking
for races, girls, guys, etc.
Cut Out
To leave without ceremony. As in, "Bob, this
party is a drag. I'm gonna cut out."
Cut Outs
Additions to the exhaust system that would
let you open the exhaust pipe in front of the
muffler to let the engine breathe easier, thus
adding horsepower and a whole lot of noise.
Daddy-O
Actually a 50's term for Man. Thanks to Jeff Kain HHS '71 for this
classic

Daddy's Car
A car that was very conservative looking; that
might be owned by your parents.
Dagoed
To lower a car in the front. (See Rake)
Decked
A term used to indicate that the trunk handle
had been removed, the holes filled, sanded
smooth and primed. (See Nosed)
Thanks to Donald Scheliga, Class of 62, for this great car slang from the past.

Decked Out
Dressed up.
Deuce
A 1932 Ford. As in, "She's my Little Deuce
Coupe, you don't know what I got". Bob Rierdan (61) gets the
credit again for this old stand by.

Dibs
Most always used with "Got". Example: I "got
dibs" on that Coke bottle. Meaning you owned
that Coke bottle.
Thanks to Ron Stowe for another great word.

Dig
Do you understand?
Dip Stick, What a
An Idiot
Ditz
An Idiot
Thanks to Marsha Soares HHS63 for this one.

Don't Flip Your Wig

See "Don't have a Cow".
Don't have a Cow
Used when someone was "going ape" or perhaps
being a "spaz."
Example: So I took your book by mistake,

don't have a cow about it.

Ron Stowe comes through again. Thanks

Don't Sweat It
Don't worry about it; stop bothering me
Thanks go to Larry Bach, HHS 72, for this one.

Dork
See Dip Stick
Drag
To race another car a short distance
(sometimes one block, sometimes two or three
blocks) from a standing start at a stoplight
when the light turned green. The term
originally comes from the phrase "main drag",
a combination of "main" or main street in town,
and "drag" which referred to a car that was
lowered in the back and dragged the ground if
it hit a bump while racing or was just so low
that it touched the ground if the street was
not perfectly level.
Thanks to Peter Schultz HHS66 for this one.

A Drag
Someone or something that's boring or unenlightening.
Drawing Designs

Usually some guy looking a girl over REAL good.

Example: Ron was really drawing designs on
Carolyn at the party last night.
Duck Butt, Duck Tail or DA
A way of combing your hair in the back.
Instead of combing your hair straight down in
the back, you would comb both sides in
towards the middle and then, with the end of
the comb, part it down the middle.
Dude
In the 60's, a dude was a geek or a panty
waist.
Easy
Another way of saying Goodbye. Example:
"Easy, Man!!".
Also a girl who was a sure thing, sexually.
Example: That girl Bob took out last night was
"Easy".
"El Stinko"
El Segundo.
Fab
Great, fantastic, fabulous.
Far Out
Excellent, cool.

Fink
A tattle tale. Example: You're such a fink.
Why do you always tell mom everything I do?
Thanks to Debbie Sims (69) for another great 60's word.

Five Finger Discount

Anything obtained by theft.
Five-Oh-Two
Drunk Driving (502 was the State penal code
number for the drunk driving infraction at
that time)
Flake
A useless person.
Flake Off
Get outta here.
Flat Top
A very short hair cut, usually cut extra close
on top.
Flat Top with Fenders
A flat top with long sides.
Flee the Scene
See Bug Out
Flip Flops
Thongs (that went on your feet)
Flippers

Dodge Lancers or Olds Fiesta Hub Caps.

Flower Child
A Hippie
Fox
An outstanding looking girl or woman.
Freak Out
Temporary loss of control due to an unpleasant
event.
Funky
Neat, Cool; also gone bad. Example: I think
that milk is funky.
Thanks to Rachel Green for this late 60's standard.

"F**kin' A"
This was simply the vulgar form of, "I concur".
Fuzz
The Police
Thanks to Rick Weaver HHS73 for this standard.

Get or Lay Rubber

To leave some rubber on the street while
accelerating in a vehicle. A term used usually
with first, second, third, or fourth gear.
Example: "Bob's 49 Ford is pretty fast. He can
get second gear rubber."
Gimme some skin

Shake hands
Ginchy
Form of this word made famous by Ed Kookie
Byrnes in the song, "Kookie, Kookie, lend me
you comb". (Baby, you're the Ginchiest!" Thanks to
Pammy Utterback for this entry.

Go All The Way

Have sex with.
Going Steady
If you were "Going Steady", you were dating
only one special person.
Golden
See Cherry.
Thanks to Bob Ferguson (HHS 65).

Gone
Cool, groovy, neat, neato; said of a person, as
in He's a real gone cat. Or you could say, I'm
gone over him. (wowed, infatuated, totally sold
on). Thanks to Bettie Gray for this 50's/60's classic.
Gnarly
Originally a difficult or large wave (He wiped
out on a gnarly wave),later anything big or
difficult (The Chemistry test was gnarly.),
then later an expletive of approval (That

custom paint job is gnarly!)

Thanks again to Peter Schultz HHS66 for this great word.

Greaser
A guy that used too much grease in his hair.
Usually "LB Butch Wax" or "Pomade"
Gremmy(sp)
A rookie surfer.
Groovy
Nice, "Cool" or Neat. Used commonly among
hippies in the 60's.
Groady (grow'- tee):
A shortened version of grotesque. When we
went to wash the car (by hand at the park) we
wore our grotees. Also, someone's dorm room
if it was "trashed" out would be called grotey.
Glasspacks
Mufflers that are packed with fiberglass to
muffle the sound. They came in different
lengths. The shorter the glasspacks, the
louder the car.
Gutt Waddin'
Any type of cheap fast food, to fill you up and
take the hunger away. Example:"I'm going to

Skippys to get some Gut Waddin."

Thanks to Carl Rilling (HHS 59) for this forgotten term.

Hacked
Angry, disgusted, mad, ticked off, etc.
Sometimes used in reference to parents. "My
Old Man is really hacked at me about my
grades...."
Thanks to Bob Melendrez HHS'71 for this one that almost slipped through the cracks.

Hairy
Large; out of control. Example: "Check out the
hairy slicks on that Chevy.
Hangin'
Awesome, Cool. Thanks to Debbie Cogan Schreiber HHS72 for this one.
Hangin' a B.A.
A car full of guys pulls up to another car
(usually full of girls) and one of the guys pulls
down his pants, bends over, and sticks his
"bare ass" out the window.
Thanks to Judy DeGrazia HHS64 for this classy entry. (A girl just had to remember this one.)

Hang Loose
Relax; Take it easy.
Haulin (Ass)
See Bookin'
Hauls Ass

A car that really moves.

Example: "Since Ron put the new engine in his
car, it really hauls ass!"
Heat
The Cops
Heavy
Deep, Cool, Chaotic, Sad, Controversial
Hep
With it. A person who understands the
situation.
Hip
Very good,cool.
Hodad
A non-surfer, usually someone who just hangs
around the beach.
Hook
Steal
Hopped Up
See Souped Up
Hunk
What a girl would call a good looking guy
"It's El Segundo"

That refinery smell is stinking up Hawthorne

again.
Thanks Jennie Quevedo HHS'67. "Great local saying"

Ivy Leaguers
A type of men's pants with no pleats, made of
polished cotton, and with a buckle in the
back. Great word from Dave and Carol Mountain (HHS60) Page. Thanks folks...
Jacked Up
To Raise the front end of a car. Done to
transfer weight to the rear wheels for drag
racing or just to make your car look cool.
Car shown with Collector Headers.

Jam
To leave the area, (See "Cut Out")
Example: "Hey John, this party is going to get
busted. I'm going to jam!"
Thanks again to Bob Rierdan (61) for this great word.

Jazzed
Elated, Excited; "This is going to be a great
reunion. I'm really jazzed about going."
Jelly Roll

Another way of combing your hair. You comb it

up and forward on both sides and bring it
together in the middle of the forehead.
Jinx, You Owe Me A Coke!!
When two people said the same thing at the
same time, one would slug the other on the
shoulder and say these 6 little words.
I don't think anyone ever paid up.
Jump Bad
Looking for a fight - acting tough. As in "I
think Jim was drunk last night, he tried to
jump bad with everybody!"
Keen or Keen-o
Someone or something that was Cool.
Great word from Larry Bach HHS72. Thanks Larry....

Kibosh
To quickly put a stop to; Put the Kibosh on
Kings X
To proclaim a truce or time out
Thanks to Jerry Miles HHS66 for this one.

Kipe
To steal.
Kissee

A cross between kiss-ass and sissy.

Another great word from the 60's Slangmeister himself, Bob Rierdan (HHS 61)

Kiss up
The proverbial "Teachers Pet". This person
who would do anything to please the teacher.
This great slang term is from "El Rojo" AKA: Russ Jacobsen (HHS 60) Thanks Russ.

Knocked Up
Pregnant
Kybo
The bathroom. Stood for Keep Your Bowels
Open.
Later
Goodbye; See you later
Lay A Patch/Strip
To accelerate leaving a strip or patch of
rubber behind on the road.
This great slang term is from "El Rojo" AKA: Russ Jacobsen (HHS 60) Thanks Russ.

Lay it on me
Speak your piece.
Lay some scratch
To burn rubber in a vehicle. Example: That car
is so powerful it can get second gear
scratch. Once again, the slangmeister, Ron Stowe comes through.
Lead Sled

Lead was used prior to Bondo to fill in the

holes and to do body work. A lead sled was a
car that had extensive body fill work done
with lead.
Light'em Up
See Burn rubber
Lip Flappin'
Talking about things of little importance.
Loaded
Intoxicated
Loose Finger
Leuzinger High School
Thanks to Mark Osterstock PV High for this one.

Lowered
To drop a car all the way around. Car shown with Lake
Pipes

Make Out
Usually a kissing session in a parked car at a
Drive In or other secluded place.
Thanks to Ray Pogue (HHS 61) for this gem.

"Meanwhile Back At The Ranch"

Used when someone who was telling a story

would ramble off to another subject. So, the
term was used by the listener to get the
storyteller back on track. The term itself was
no doubt linked to "the Western," which was
TV's dominant genre in the late 50s and early
60s. Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, Rawhide,
The Virginian and many more shows.
This "great saying" provided by Marty Clobucker (HHS 62) Thanks Marty.

Meat
As in, "Hey Meat"; A jocks term for "Guy" or
"Man"
Bill Sloey is responsible for this classic. Thanks Bill

Melvin
See Wedgie; Example: "Jimmy the Fink was
smarting off to Billy, so I sneaked up behind
him and gave him a Melvin."
Thanks to Tom Schell for this one....

Midnight Auto Supply

Car parts obtained through theft.
Mirror Warmer
Usually, a piece of pastel blue or pink
cashmere that was attached to elastic and was
placed around the perimeter of your inside

rear view mirror. It was usually your girl

friends idea.
Thanks to Chris Prewitt '67 for this one.

Moon
To drop your pants, bend over, and show your
bare butt. (See "Hangin a B.A.")
Moons (Baby Moons)
Chrome hubcaps that were smooth and domed.
They fit the inner part of the wheel, leaving
room for beauty rings.
Neat (Neato)
Nice; Sharp
Nifty
Meaning "Cool" but usually said by someone
who wasn't.
Thanks to Larry Bach HHS72 for this one....

Nosed
A term used to indicate that the hood
ornament had been removed and the holes
filled with bondo. The spot was sanded smooth
and at least primed. (See Decked)
Thanks to Donald Scheliga,(62), for this great slang word.

Old Lady
Your Mother.

Old Man
Your Father. A pair of classics above from Jeff Kain HHS '72.
On the Make
Usually after a break up of steadies, a guy or
girl who was "on the make" was looking very
hard for a new mate.
Also, someone who's looking for another
someone, sexually.
Outta Sight
Fantastic, Awesome. Example: Hey Kathleen,
that tie dyed top your wearing is "outta
sight".
This one provided by Kathleen Griffin (74). Thanks Kathleen... Great saying!

Pad
Someone's house. Example: There wasn't much
to do so we all hung out at John's pad, drank
Cokes and listened to records. Thanks again to Ron Stowe for this old
standard.

Padiddle
A word "called" by someone that has just seen
a car with one headlight. The caller then
receives a kiss from the person of their
choice.
Thanks to Mo Trott HHS64, for this classic.

Padunkle
Same as a Padiddle only it refers to a car with
one taillight.
Pants
An activity where usually two or more boys
physically remove the pants from another boy
so as to cause him embarrassment in a group
setting.
Panty Waist
A mama's boy or a geek.
Paper Shaker
Pom Pom Girl
Passion Pit
Drive-in Theater
Peel Out
(See Lay A Patch/Strip)
Peepers
Glasses
Peggers
A type of men's pants, very similar to today's
dockers, but with a cuff. Another great word from Dave and Carol Mountain
(HHS60) Page. Thanks again...

PG
Pregnant

Pig
Cop
Pig Out
Over eat
Pin
To look hard at someone. Example: Hey Bob,
That guy over there is really pinning you.Thanks to Tom
Shelley (HHS 62) for this one.

Port Holer
57 T-bird
Pound
If someone was going to beat up someone else
you said he was going to "pound" the other
person. For an example, Joe caught Jim with
the hubcaps that he stole from Joe's '50
Merc last night. He'll probably pound him
after school. Thanks to Ron Stowe for this entry.
Primo
First class.
PV
Palos Verdes. A great place to make out. (Also
stood for Pregnant Valley) Thanks to Ray Pogue (HHS 61) for this addition.
Rake

Also "On a Rake". To lower the front end of a

car.
(Shown with Scavenger pipes) Example: "Carl's short has a
bitchin' rake." Thanks to Carlton Rilling (HHS 59) for this classic entry.
Race for Pinks
Also race for pink slips. Meaning two people
race and the winner gets the others car.
Rags
Clothes
Rap
Talk
Rat Fink
(See Fink)
Raunchy
Raw, Rank, Disgusting
Thanks to Karen Graham Kuehl (HHS 59) for this great word.

Real Gone Cat

Someone who marches to his own drummer.
Example: The Fonz is a real gone cat.
Right On
I agree; I concur
Righteous

Extremely fine, beautiful. For us guys it was

generally used when talking about the most
important areas of our lives; cars and women.
Examples:
"John's got a righteous new paint job on his
'58 Chevy".
"Ron met this righteous babe down at 26th
St.".
Thanks to Bob Melendrez (HHS 71) for this "Righteous" addition.

Ripped Off
To have something stolen, or to have stolen
something
Rule
As in, "Hodads Rule"; To take ownership of
Thanks again to Bill Sloey for this great slang word.

Sad
An expression of disapproval. Example: "That
cat is really sad."
Sanitary
See Sano
Sano
Usually referring to someones car, or part of
ones car, as being pristine: "Ron did a sano job

on his 56 Chevy".
also "Super Sano" (Very Pristine)
Scarf
To eat very fast. Example:"I'm going to scarf
this hot dog".
A great 60's word from Sandy Edholm Holyoak HHS68. Thanks Sandy

Scheming
When someone is really interested in the
opposite sex. Example: "Jim is really scheming
on Jill" Thanks to Lillian McDonald Parra HHS63 for this one.
Score
To obtain something valuable or necessary;
(Let's go score some pizza.); Also to go all the
way with a girl.
Thanks to Peter Schultz HHS66

Scratch
Money
Screwed, Got
Cheated out of something
Screwed up
Made a mistake; messed up in the head;
intoxicated
Sectioned

A section is cut out horizontally through the

body of a car to give it a lower sleeker look.
Sex Pot
A sexy or seductive woman.
Shades
Sunglasses
Shag Ass
Let's get out of here. Example: "Let's shag ass
before the cops get here."
Shake it, Don't Break it!
Said to a girl who had an awesome wiggle in her
walk.
Shine It On
Don't give it much thought; just forget about
it.
Shined Me/Them On
Ignored me/them, or their comments.
Short
Car.
Shotgun
A place of honor in the front seat of a car
nearest the door. Usually reserved for the
coolest guy in the group besides the driver of
the car. If there is a doubt, before entering

the car someone will call shotgun and then

everyone will argue as to who actually will ride
shotgun.
Skag
An ugly girl.
Skank
See Skag
Skanky
Gross, Disgusting
Skirt
Girl
Skuzz
Lowdown; undesirable
Skuzz Bucket
An ugly car
Slug BugThis when you saw a VW beetle on the
road. Saying "Slug Bug" before anyone else gave
you the right to hit or slug the person next to you
Slut
A promiscuous girl
So Fine
Another cool or bitchin' thing. "That girl in my
science class is so fine".
Used in a variety of early rock and roll songs

usually as follows:
"She's so fine, she makes me want to blow my
mind".
So Tuff
See So Fine
Smokem'
"Let's see you burn rubber"
Snowing Down South, It's
Said to a girl when her slip was showing.
Solid
Something that is ok or all right.
Sosh
Meaning a person who is stuck-up, snooty, and
thinks they are better than everyone else.
Example: "That girl wearing those fuzzy
bobby-sox is a real sosh!"
(Now, in the 90's, we know of course, that
fuzzy bobby-sox DO indicate superiority.) Thanks
again Bob.

So Tough
See Tough
Souped Up

A car that's had the engine modified to go

fast. Example: "Bob really souped up his car. It
did the quarter in 14.5 seconds!"
Spaz
Used as a put down, or to describe someone
who was acting retarded.
Thanks to Kathleen Nix Griffin (74) for this unforgettable word.

Split
See Cut Out
Sponge
One big need. Everything you get comes from
those around you. AKA; bum. Also practiced by
those who are so stingy as not to spend their
own money. Someone who is always borrowing
money or is always broke. A spongy person Thanks to
Mike Mawbey for this word.

Square
Someone who was not "Cool". Example:
"Jerry's so square, all he does is his
homework, watch TV, and he doesn't even like
Elvis!"
Stacked

Being well endowed, "Upstairs" Example:

"Wow, that girl is really stacked!!" Thanks to Debbie Sims (69)
for this classic 60's word.

Steady
Boyfriend or Girlfriend
Stoked (as in I'm stoked)
Excited
Stone
A car that's pretty slow.
Stoned
Intoxicated
Stood Up
When a guy (or girl) didn't show up for a date
Stuck Up
Conceited
Stud
See Hunk
Submarine Races
A place at the beach or PV, where you would
park facing the ocean and wait for the
Submarines to start racing. Of course they
wouldn't show up, but while you were waiting,
you'd make out....for hours until the insides of

your lips were raw.

Thanks to Colleen Trott O'Ryan (64) for this great slang.

Suicide Knob
A knob placed on your steering wheel
allowing you to drive with one hand,
leaving the other free to put around your date.
Swampwater
Half A&W Root Beer and half Orange Drink.Thanks
go to Amy Nixon (HHS66) for this local slang word.

Swapping Spit
Those passionate, "get down and really into it",
French Kisses.
Swordfish Fights
See Submarine Races
Thanks El Roho HHS60.

Swear to Buddha
I guess we thought it was less irreverant than
saying "I swear to God."
Thanks to Marsha Soares West (63).

Sweat Hog
A fat chick.
Sweat Parties

Intense physical exercise after school to make

up a non suit (strip) usually at the hands of
Messrs Bravo and / or Sevier.
Thanks to Jim Sloey HHS66 for this one.

"Taco Wagon"
See Bean Wagon
"T Bucket"
A hot rod made from a Model T Ford. A two
seater, with lots of go. Norm Grabowski,
Tommy Ivo, and Edd "Kookie" Burns made them
famous on TV. They are still popular.
Teach
A Teacher
"The A"
The A&W Drive In (Hawthorne Bl and 136th
St)
"The Beach"
Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach
"The Bird"
The Finger.
"The Digs"
The Drags
"The Hill"
The Wich Stand (Slauson and Overhill)

"The Most"
Something that is the best or the greatest
(Superbitchin')
"The Man"
Police
Thicker than a $5.00 malt
Someone that's not too bright. Back then,
malts were only 30 cents! Thanks to Jeff Kain '72 for this standard.
Think Fast
It usually was used to tell you to get ready
because someone was tossing you
something. Thanks again to Peter Schultz HHS66 for this great word.
Thongs
In the 60's, thongs were something you wore
on your feet.
Threads
Clothes
"Three On The Tree"
A car with a three speed manual transmission
and the shifter on the steering column.
Tooling
To cruise or drive around without aim. As in:
"There was nothing to do last night, so we just

went tooling around."

Another great word from Bob Rierdan (61)

Tough or Tuff
Neat, cherry, great, bitchin'. - as in "Wow,
she's really a tuff chic!"
Thanks to Bob Rierdan for this old standard.

Trollin'
Cruising the Boulevard looking for girls. As in
"Let's go trollin' for some chicks."
Truckin
As in we're "Truckin" over to Joe's house to
party, or Let's "Truck" on over to Holly's and
scarf.
Thanks to Ray Castillo (73) for this late 60's classic.

Twice Pipes
Dual Exhaust
Twitchin'
The word used instead of Bitchin', around your
parents
Two-Six
26th Street in Manhattan Beach. Thanks to Debbie Cogan
Schreiber HHS '72. Great local expression.

Uncorked
Running your car with the "Cut Outs" open.

Wedgees
A shoe style. The sole and heel were one piece
and on the same plane.
Wedgie
When someone pulls your underwear up from
the back and it ends up in the crack all on it's
own. Now they call it a thong and wear them on
purpose.
Wet Willie
A trick played when someone wets their finger
and puts it in your ear.
Thanks to Connie Jax Beverly HHS67 for the two, above.

What's Your Bag, Man?

What's your problem; where are you coming
from?
Wicked
Term of Admiration. Example:"That Chevy
that Bob has is one wicked machine." Thanks to Suzy Beal
(72) for this one.

Wiggin' out
Going crazy Great saying from Nancy Rose Sargent (79)
Winnie
As in, "He gave me the Winnie." Or "I got the
Winnie." It could mean many things. For

example: The jerk didn't show up for our date

last night! Or, I got grounded for coming in
late!
When things really got bad, it was the "Big
Winnie."
Editors Note: Wasn't there The "Green Winnie" too?
Thanks again to Marsha Soares West (63) for this beauty.

Wipe(d) out
Originally, to fall off a wave while surfing,
later to crash one's vehicle and severely
damage it (He wiped his coupe out at the
drags.), then later a term for extreme fatigue
(I'm wiped out, I'm gonna crash.)
Thanks once again to Peter Schultz HHS 66for a great 60's term.

Wiz, Take a
Urinate
Woody
An erection.
Woody Wagon
A wood sided station wagon used to transport
surfboards and surfers to and from the beach.
Zits
Pimples.
Bad

adjective; mean, tough That rough guys thinks hes bad.

beat it
verb; leave quickly, .........
bent
adjective; grouchy. That saleslady is really bent.
Bitchen
adjective; terrific, the best, exceptionally good. Isnt she a neat
girl? Shes bitchen (boss, neat, tuff)
blast
noun; something spectacular or a lot of fun. Was it good? It was
a blast! (Riot, gas)
Bloke
noun; fellow, man. Hes the best-looking bloke Ive ever met.
(Guy)
booze
noun; liquor, alcohol. We drank a lot of booze at that party.
boozed
adjective; drunk, intoxicated. After the party he was sure
boozed. (Loaded, crocked, stoned)
boss
adjective; terrific, best. His new car is boss. (Bitchen, neat, tuff)
boy
interjection; an expression of feeling that has no real meaning.
Boy, that was a hard test! (Man)
bread
noun; money. How much bread is it going to cost you? (Dough,
loot)
bug
noun; small foreign car such as the Volkswagen, but not
including sports cars. For a bug that size it uses a lot of gas.
bug
verb; bother or annoy. That pest really bugs me.
bummer
noun; 1. An ironic test. Sudden turn over of events. O Henry
stories often end with a bummer. 2. Something that is
unpredictable or difficult to control. This movie projector is
really a bummer.
-Ccheck it out
inspect, look over, look at. Thats a neat car, go check it out.
cherry
adjective; nice, good, terrific, Look at that boss car. Isnt it
cherry. (Boss, bitchen neat)
chick

noun; a girl, Did you see that cute chick?

choice
adjective; good-looking. Good. Nice. What a choice jacket!
(Boss, bitchen cherry)
chop
verb; to insult or degrade someone. Hes so easy to chop.
(Knock)
chop
noun. A person that one insults or dislikes. Hes a chop. (Clod,
clyde, melvin)
clean
adjective; knowing the right thing to do. You have to be clean to
be popular. (With it)
clod
noun; a clumsy or un-coordinated-ordinated person. Cant you
do anything right, you clod? (Clyde, melvin, chop)
clue me in
inform me, tell me. Clue me in on the story since I missed it.
clyde
noun; a person that one insults or dislikes, a clumsy person.
You clyde! When will you ever grow up? (Melvin, clod, chop)
coconut
noun; someone who acts as if he were of low intelligence. The
guy with the pizza on his head is the coconut Im talking about.
(Clod, melvin, clyde)
coming off
going on, happening. Whats coming off here?
cool it
stop or discontinue. As soon as she walks in, cool it, you guys.
(Cut it)
cop
noun; policeman. That cop gave me a ticket. (Fuzz, skinner)
crack up
verb; to laugh hard. To react to something hilarious. When he
starts doing imitations, we are crack up.
croak
verb. To die. You dont have to croak just because you flunked.
crocked
adjective; drunk, intoxicated. After the party he was sure
crocked. (Boozed, loaded, stoned, plastered)
crummy
adjective; 1. Bad, in bad condition. Look at that crummy car.
(Wiped out, ratty) 2. Unfair. That was a crummy assignment, 50
pages for one night.

cut it
stop, discontinue. Cut it! Here comes the teacher (cool it)
-Dding-bat
noun; a person one dislikes or insults; one who acts as if he
were of low intelligence. Pick it up, you ding bat. (Clod, clyde,
melvin)
dip
noun; a person that one dislikes or insults, someone of below
average intelligence. The guy who flunked four out of five
classes is really a dip. (Clod, clyde, ding-bat)
ditch
noun; 1. Leave or miss without a good excuse. Why do you
want to ditch French class? 2. To leave or avoid a person I
dont like her so lets ditch her.
dough
noun; money. How much dough did it cost you? (Bread, loot)
down the tubes.
in trouble, in bad condition. Boy, am I down the tubes for
missing the English final.
dude
noun; a boy the speaker dislikes, clumsy, un-coordinatedordinated boy. Look at the way that dude walks. (Melvin, clod,
clyde)
-Ffake it
verb; to bluff, pretend to be able to do something. Answering
the question, he tried to fake it.
fell out
went to sleep. After working until midnight on homework, I fell
out quickly.
flake off
verb. Go away, leave. I told my brother to flake off because he
was bothering me. (Beat it, split, make it)
flake out
noun. A disappointment, a flop. That show was a real flake out.
flying low
verb. Being cautious and on guard. There were flying low when
she walked in because they were afraid she would punish them.
four on the floor
four-speed gear shift in a car. That sports car has four on the
floor.
fuzz

noun; a policeman, policemen. The car thief was picked up by

the fuzz. (Skinner, cop)
-Ggas
noun; something spectacular. Was it good? It was a gas! (Riot,
blast)
get with the words
a command, to start talking, to give the general idea. Get with
the words, man, I want to know the story. (Lets hear some
lingo)
go
go. Verb; say I go, wasnt that great? And he goes, It sure
was
groovy
adjective; great, wonderful, good. Thats a groovy jacket youre
got. (Boss, bitchen, tuff)
grub
noun; a person considered inferior to the speaker. Everyone
called the dirty, ill-mannered boy a grub.
guy
noun; a fellow, boy. That guys been in a lot of trouble, (bloke)
guy
interjection; golly, gosh, Do you mean thats what he said about
her?
-Hhang five
verb; put five toes over the nose of a surfboard. What a
hotdogger! He always hangs five.
hangin
adjective; huge, enormous, good. Then I saw a big hangin
wave.
hang it on me again
repeat, say over. I didnt hear you. Hang it on me again.
hang out
noun; place where a number of teenagers gather. There were a
a mess of kids at that hang out.
hang ten
verb; put ten toes over the nose of the surfboard. That guy is
always trying to hang ten.
hang-up
noun; bother or nuisance. Homework is a hang-up.
hassle
verb; to fight. Look at those two guys hassle. (Throw blows)
haulin

verb; driving fast, trying hard. Look at him go. Hes really
haulin (honkin on)
hector
interjection; an expression of disappointment or disgust. Oh
hector! I forgot my report.
hero
noun; strong man, show off. That hero tried to lift 200 pounds.
hodad
noun; a person who is against surfers, anti-surfer. Those
hodads wrecked that surfboard on purpose.
honkin around
doing nothing important. Im just going to be honkin around
tonight.
honkin on
verb; driving fast, trying hard. Look at him run, hes really
honkin on (haulin)
hood
noun; juvenile delinquent. Those hoods stole our hubcaps.
hot dogger
noun; surfer with a lot of style and skill, show-off. That kid is a
real hot dogger.
-Iidiot-stick
noun; a person who acts as if he were of low intelligence. That
idiot-stick really does some dumb things. (Dip)
-JJ.D.
noun; abbreviation for juvenile delinquent. I wish he didnt act
like a J.D. (Juvie, hood)
juvey
noun; Juvenile Hall. Then they hauled me into juvey.
juvie
noun; juvenile delinquent. Those juvies are always stealing
things (Hood, J.D.)
-Kkicks
noun; pastime, activity done for pleasure. She gets her kicks by
going to the beach.
knock
verb; criticize, insult. He just sits around and knocks people.
(Chop)
kook
noun; non-conformist. Look at the kook. Hes wearing a heavy
sweater on this hot day. (Weirdo)

-Llets hear some lingo.

a command to start talking. It sounds like were in a grave yard.
Lets hear some lingo. (Get with the words)
lingo
noun; speech, language dialect. French sure is a strange lingo.
loaded
adjective; 1. Rich. That guy in the XKE is really loaded. 2.
Drunk, intoxicated. After the party he sure was loaded.
(Crocked, stoned, boozed)
loot
noun; money. How much loot is the speeding ticket going to
cost you? (Bread, dough)
-Mmachine
noun; an extremely fast and good-looking car. See that boss
machine!
make it
verb; to leave. When are you going to make it? (Split, beat it)
make tracks
verb; to leave. When are you going to make it? (Split, beat it)
man
interjection; an expression of feeling with no real meaning.
Man, that was a hard test. (Boy, guy)
meanest
adjective; very fast. Johns car is the meanest car in town.
melvin
noun; a person the speaker dislikes. One who acts immature.
What a melvin that guy is! (Clod, clyde)
mess
noun; bunch, group, a lot of. A mess of kids hang out at Tacos.
mint
adjective; fine, excellent, great. We have a mint algebra
teacher. (Boss, tuff, bitchen)
moby
adjective; exceptionally large. His house was really moby.
-Nneat
adjective; better than average, good, great. Isnt that a neat
car? (Boss, tuff, bitchen)
nose
noun; the front end of a surfboard. He hung ten on the nose.
nowhere

adjective; not very good, not acceptable. That song is

nowhere. (Out of it)
-Oold lady
noun; mother. My old lady burned the pancakes.
old man
noun. Father. His old man wont let him drive the car.
out of it
adjective; naive, not keeping up with the times. Hes so old hes
out of it. (Nowhere)
-Ppad
noun; house or apartment. His pads on the second floor.
pipe down
verb; be quiet. Pipe down. Youre in the library.
plastered
adjective; drunk, intoxicated. He only drank a little bit but he
sure got plastered. (Loaded, crocked, stoned.)
punk
noun; bothersome person, one the speaker dislikes. Dont both
me, you punk! (Clod, clyde, melvin)
put (someone) on
try to put something over on someone. I dont believe that
story. Youre putting me on.
-Rrail
noun; a high-speed, streamlined dragster used to race the
quarter- mile. How fast is your rail in the quarter?
ratty
adjective; 1. Unfair. That was a ratty assignment. 2. In bad
condition. Look at that ratty car. It looks like it was in a wreck.
(Crummy, wiped out)
razz
verb; tease, make fun of in a good-natured way. The baseball
fans started to razz the umpire. (Knock, chop)
reject
noun; a person the speaker dislikes, an unattractive, clumsy
person. That dumb kid sure is a reject. (Cold, clyde, melvin)
riot
adjective; something spectacular. Was it good? It was a riot!
(Gas, blast)
rip-city
adjective; exciting, fun. That party was rip-city. (Swingin,
rockin out)

rockin out
adjective; really good fun, spectacular. About midnight the party
was really rockin out. (Swingin, rip-city)
-Sscurvy
adjective; ugly, weird, not having a neat appearance. That girl
in the sloppy sweater sure is scurvy. (Wiped out)
set
noun; in surfing slang a series of good size waves. I rode a big
set in all the way.
shades
noun; sunglasses. Did you buy some new shades?
show me your coins
lend me money. Im broke! Can you show me your coins?
skinner
noun. Policeman. The skinner took us to the police station.
(Cop, fuzz)
slick
adjective; good, great, best. Isnt that GTO> slick? (Boss,
mint, cherry)
smokes
noun; cigarettes. Do you have some smokes? (Weeds)
smoking dope
telling a lie or a fantastic story. Man, youre smoking dope,
because it just didnt happen.
something else
adjective; very special, really great. That new dance is
something else!: (swingin, boss)
split
verb; to leave, go away. Lets split. This is getting dull. (Make
it, make tracks)
stoked
adjective; likes someone or something very much. Boy, hes
really stoked on that girl.
stoned
adjective; drunk, intoxicated. Three guys at the party were
stoned. (Loaded, crocked, plastered)
swingin
adjective; really good. That song was really swingin. (Rockin
out, rip-city)
swingin
adjective; crummy, opposite of neat. Oh, swingin. Do we have
to do it?
-T-

thick
adjective; naive, dense, dumb. Hes as thick as they come.
threads
noun; clothes. These threads fit perfectly.
throw blows
verb; to fight. Those two guys are about to throw blows.
(Hassle)
tight head
noun; drunken or intoxicated state. After the party he sure had
a tight head.
tuff
adjective; good, great, best. Thats a real tuff house. Id like to
live there. (Boss, cherry, bitchen)
turn on
verb; show off, do well. Go out in the surf and turn on for
everyone.
-Wweeds
noun. Cigarettes. Do you have any weeds I can have?
(Smokes)
weirdo
noun; a nonconformist, an odd, strange, or peculiar person.
That new boy is a kind of weirdo. (Kook)
went out
verb; is no longer in existence, is no longer popular to say, do,
etc. That word went out a long time ago.
what a bum trip
such a wasted effort or waste of time. What a bum trip that
project was.
what-say
an expression of greeting. What-say, man? Long time, no see.
whats with you
Whats bothering you? Hey, whats with you, man. Youre really
bent.
wheels
noun; car. I cant take my girlfriend out tonight because I dont
have any wheels.
winner
noun; a person the speaker dislikes, an unattractive, clumsy
person. That dumb kid sure is a winner. (Clod, clyde, melvin)
wipe-out
verb; fall off your surfboard. He wiped-out on the last wave.
wiped-out

adjective; ruined, terrible, in bad condition. That car is really

wiped out now that its been in an accident. (Scurvy, crummy)
-Yyeah
interjection; yes, a positive answer. Yeah, Im going to the
football game.
you cant believe
a clause that intensifies an adjective. The color is so boss you
just cant believe.
you know
commonly used in speech instead of a pause, denotes a comma
or a period. Then he ran out, you know, and then....
Amped:
Overdoing it; excited; stoked.
Anglin':
Turning left and/or right on a wave.
Ankle Busters:
Small waves.
Avalanche:
An outer reef surf spot on Oahu, Hawaii; the white water pouring
down the face of a wave.
Awesome:
Great; fantastic (also see "Off the Richter," "Off the Wall,"
"Outrageous").
Back Down:
To decide not to take off on a wave.
Baggys/Baggies:
Oversized, loose fitting boxer-type swim trunks worn for show or
comfort by surfers.
Bail out:
To get away from, jump off, or dive off the surfboard just before a
potential wipe out.
Banzai:
A gung-ho type of yell given by surfers as they shoot the curl (also
see "Cowabunga").
Banzai Pipeline:
A surf spot on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, between Waimea Bay
and Sunset Beach; also called Pipeline (also see "Pipeline").
Barrel:

The breaking motion of a perfect wave; a hollow channel formed inside

a good wave when it breaks and curls over.
Beach Bunny:
A girl who goes to the beach to watch surfing.
Beached:
Totally stuffed from eating.
Beaver tail:
A wet suit that features a snap-on crotch, the shape of which
resembles a beaver's tail.
Big Gun:
A 9-foot or longer surfboard especially designed for large waves.
Big Surf:
Extremely large waves (also see "Bombora," "Heavies").
Bitchin:
(also "Bitchen") Very good; tops; excellent (also see "Boss,"
"Excellent," "Primo," "Rad").
Blown Out:
Winds blowing so hard as to chop up the surf and render it unridable.
Body Surfing:
Riding the waves without a surfboard.
Bogus:
False; lame; ridiculous; unbelievable.
Bombora:
An Australian word that refers to a big wave that breaks outside the
normal surf line.
Bone Yard:
The area where the waves break.
Boogie Board:
A soft, flexible foam bodyboard invented in the 1970s (unlike a
surfboard, a boogie board is ridden lying down).
Boss:
Outstanding; the best (also see "Bitchin," "Excellent," "Primo," "Rad").
Breaker:
Any wave that breaks on the way to the beach.
Breakwater:
A line of large boulders, cement, and/or steel extending out into the
water and designed to reduce shoreline erosion.
Bro:

(also "Bra") Short for "brother" (also see "Dude").

Bummer:
Too bad; a total drag.
Bunny:
(see "Beach Bunny")
Carve:
To make a radical turn (also see "Hot-Dogging," "Shred").
Catch a Wave:
To ride a breaking wave.
Climbing:
To carve an S-shaped path on a wave, making a radical
Dropping:
bottom turn, climbing to the wave's crest, then radically cutting back
Cheater Five:
Five toes on the nose - keep your weight back on the board to maintain
trim and speed, squat down and extend one foot forward
Coffin:
Riding a surfboard while lying stiffly on one's back with arms crossed.
Cowabunga:
(also "Kowabunga") A yell of excitement by a surfer (also see
"Banzai").
Crest:
The top portion of a wave.
Cruncher:
A big, hard-breaking wave that folds over and is almost impossible to
ride.
Curl:
The portion of the wave that is spilling over and breaking.
Cut Back:
To turn toward the breaking part of the wave.
Cut out:
To pull out of the wave, like kicking out.
Ding:
A hole, crack, dent, or scratch on the surface of a surfboard.
Doggers:
Multicolored swimming trunks.
Dork:
Someone behaving inappropriately (also see "Geek," "Kook").

Double Spinner:
Two consecutive 360-degree body spins on a surfboard.
Drop Knee:
One foot on the bodyboard, with the other hanging off the back.
Difficult and fun.
Dude:
A male surfing enthusiast (women are referred to as "dudettes").
Dweeb:
A geek; someone who acts or looks like a simpleton.
Eat It:
To fall off of a surfboard (also see "Wipe Out").
El Rollo:
Lying prone on a surfboard and holding on to the sides while rolling
360-degrees during a ride.
Excellent:
Great; fantastic; exceptional (also see "Bitchin," "Boss," "Primo,"
"Rad").
Face:
The unbroken wall, surface, or nearly vertical front of a wave.
Fer Sure:
The surfer pronunciation of "for sure," meaning absolutely, correct, or
definitely.
Geek:
Someone behaving inappropriately (also see "Kook," "Dork").
Glasshouse:
(see "Green Room")
Glassy:
A smooth water surface condition caused by absence of local winds.
Gnarlatious:
Anything that's really great or awesome.
Gnarly:
Treacherous; large and dangerous. Also bitchin
Goofy-Foot:
Riding a surfboard with the right foot forward (left foot forward is
the more common stance).
Green Room:
The space inside of a tube.
Gremlin:

A young hodad; a beginning surfer (also see "Grommet").

Gremmy/Gremmie:
(See "Hodad")
Grommet:
A young hodad; a beginning surfer (also see "Gremlin").
Ground Swell:
Large waves generated by distant storms.
Gun:
A large surfboard designed for very big waves (see "Big Gun").
Hairy:
(see "Gnarly")
Hang Five/Ten:
To place five (or ten) toes over the nose of the surfboard (also see
"Toes on the Nose").
Head Dip:
Touching the water with your head while surfing.
Headstand:
Standing on one's head while riding a wave.
Heavies:
Very big waves usually higher than 12 feet.
Hit the Surf:
To go surfing.
Honker:
A really big wave (also see "Heavies," "Bombora").
Hot-Dogging:
Fancy surfing done by a skilled surfer.
Hodad:
A non-surfer, usually someone who just hangs around the beach.
Honeys:
Female surfers or girlfriends of surfers.
Huarache Sandals:
Leather sandals worn by surfers with a sole made from tire treads.
Jetty:
(see "Breakwater")
Kahuna:
The Hawaiian god of sun, sand, and surf.
Kamikaze:
Riding the board at the nose with arms held straight out to each side.

Kick Out:
To push down on the tail of a surfboard to lift and turn the nose over
the top of the wave.
Knots:
Callouses, or calcium deposits, just below the knee and on the tops of
the foot caused by kneeling on the surfboard.
Kook:
(also "Kuk") A surfing beginner; someone who gets in the way or into
trouble because of ignorance or inexperience (also see "Dork,"
"Geek").
Kowabunga:
(see "Cowabunga")
Kuk:
(see "Kook")
Leash:
A cord attaching the surfer's ankle to the surfboard.
Locked In:
Firmly set in the curling portion of the wave with water holding down
the tail of the board.
Log:
Slang for pre-foam board made of wood.
Longboard:
A surfboard eight to ten feet long.
Max Out:
To be over the limit.
Meatball:
The yellow flag with the black circle indicating "No Surfing".
Mondo:
Something huge; of epic proportions.
Nailed:
To get badly wiped out.
Neptune Cocktail:
The large bellyful of seawater that one ingested during a particularly
gnarly wipeout. Usually happened concurrently with the Sand Facial.
Nose:
The bow or front end of a surfboard.
Off the Richter:

Used to describe something that's very good, excellent, or "off the

scale" (also see "Awesome," "Off the Wall," "Outrageous").
Off the Wall:
Incredible, excellent (also see "Awesome," "Off the Richter,"
"Outrageous").
Outrageous:
Incredible, excellent (also see "Awesome," "Off the Richter," "Off
the Wall").
Outside Break:
The area farthest from shore where the waves are breaking.
Over the Falls:
To wipe out, or to get dragged over as the wave breaks.
Pearl:
Driving the nose of a surfboard under water to stop or slow down the
ride. The term is borrowed from "pearl diving."
Pendleton:
A brightly colored plaid wool or flannel shirt worn by some surfers.
Pipeline:
A surf spot on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, between Waimea Bay
and Sunset Beach; also called Banzai Pipeline. Originally named by
surfing filmmaker Bruce Brown (also see "Banzai Pipeline").
Point Break:
A type of surf break where waves wrap around a promontory of land
and curl as they break. A classic example of a point break is located at
Rincon, California, just south of the Santa Barbara/Ventura County
line.
Poser:
A surfer "wanna-be"; someone who only dresses the part.
Pounder:
A hard-breaking wave.
Prone:
Ride with your belly on the board. The most common and easiest way
to ride a bodyboard.
Prone Out:
Pulling out of a wave by dropping to your belly causing the nose to go
under water and the tail to turn around.
Primo:
The best (also see "Bitchin," "Boss," "Excellent," "Rad").

Pull Out:
To steer a surfboard over or through the back of a wave to end a
ride.
Quasimoto:
Riding forward in a hunched-over position; riding a wave on the nose of
a surfboard in a crouched position with one arm forward and one arm
back, named by surfer Mickey Muoz.
Rad/Radical:
Very good; tops; excellent (also see "Bitchin," "Boss," "Primo,"
"Excellent").
Rails:
The rounded edges of the surfboard.
Re-Entry:
Attacking the lip, usually going vertically and then turning nose down
and re-entering the wave.
Ripping:
Executing drastic and radical moves on the wave. Having it your way
with a wave.
Sand Facial:
The result of wiping out and being dragged along the bottom, face
first.
Sano:
Abbreviated form of San Onofre; also means a very clean, nicely
contoured wave condition.
Selling Buicks:
The process of reversing the ingestion of the dreaded Neptune
Cocktail. After selling Buicks, it was generally assumed that ones day
at the beach was pretty much over.
Set:
A group of waves.
Shape:
The configuration, or form, of a wave.
Shoot the Curl:
Riding a surfboard through, or in and out of, the hollow part of the
wave formed as it crests over.
Shoot the Pier:
Riding a surfboard in between the pilings of a beachside pier.
Shoot the Tube:

(see "Shoot the curl")

Shore Break:
Waves break very close to the beach.
Shred:
To surf aggressively (also see "Hot-Dogging).
Sidewalk Surfing:
Skateboarding.
Skeg:
The fin at the tail end of a surfboard.
Soup:
The foamy part of the broken wave; the white water.
Spin Out:
The result of a surfboard's skeg and tail end losing contact with the
wave face and the surfer wipes out.
Spinner:
A surfer making a complete 360-degree turn in an upright position
while the surfboard keeps going straight (also called a "360").
Sponger:
Somebody that bodyboards.
Stick:
Surfboard.
Surfs Up:
Waves are breaking and surfable.
Stoked:
Happy; excited; contented.
Stringer:
The wood strip running down the center of the board; sometimes used
for design.
Surf Bunny:
A surfer's girlfriend; a female surfer (also see "Beach Bunny").
Surfari:
A surfing trip; a hunt for good surf.
Swells:
Unbroken waves moving in groups of similar height and frequency.
Tail:
The stern or rear end of a surfboard.
Tail Slide:

Part of a larger maneuver in which the surfer purposely makes his/her

fins lose their grip and the board slides.
Takeoff:
The start of a ride.
Taking Gas:
To wipe out.
Tandem:
Two people riding on a surfboard at the same time, usually a man and
woman.
360:
(See "Spinner")
Toes on the Nose:
Riding a surfboard with the toes hanging over the front end (also see
"Hang Five/Ten")
Tube:
The hollow portion of a wave formed when the crest spills over and
makes a tunnel or hollow space in front of the face of the wave. (The
Green Room)
Tubed:
Riding inside the "tube".
Val:
Person from the San Fernando Valley, as referred to by persons living
in the L.A.-area beach cities.
Walking the Board:
Walking back and forth on the surfboard to maintain control.
Walking the Nose:
Moving forward on the board toward the front or nose.
Wax:
Substance applied to the top, or deck, of surfboards for traction.
Wedge, The:
A famous, but dangerous, body surfing spot located at the tip of the
Balboa peninsula in Newport Beach, California.
Wet Suit:
A neoprene rubber suit used by surfers to keep warm.
Wipe Out:
To fall off or be knocked off your board (also see "Eat It").
Woodie:

A station wagon, made in the '40s and '50s, with wood paneling on the
sides.