body-surf

bod·y-surf

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee surf]
- /ˈbɒd i sɜrf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bod-ee surf]
- /ˈbɒd i sɜrf/

Definitions of body-surf word

verb body-surf to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard 3
verb body-surf to fling oneself prone onto a crowd of people, for example on a dance floor or at a rock concert, and move or be carried over their heads 3
verb without object body-surf to ride a cresting wave toward the shore by lying face down in the water with the arms stretched forward in the direction of the wave. 1
verb body-surf To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard. 0

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Origin of body-surf

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Body-surf

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Body-surf

body-surf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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