bodysurf
verbEtymology From body + surf.
1
To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard.
- The key to bodysurfing a good wave is timing.2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 143:
2
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
- Australians had been surfing lying down on 4-5 foot wooden surfboards before then and bodysurfing with wooden handboards — some had even heard about stand-up surfing in Hawaii and seen a couple of local surfers standing up — but stand-up surfing was still more of a rumour than a reality for most Aussie beach-goers.2003, Louise Southerden, Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing, page 13:
- A talented surfer and strong swimmer, and a fellow member of the Bronte Surf Club, he specialised in body surfing with a hand board.2013, Ian Wilson, Come a Little Bit Closer:
- Derived terms
- bodysurfer