Howzit Howz-it How is it, what’s up?
Ho brah Hoh-brah Hold on!
K’den Kay-den Okay, Okay then.
Mo’ bettah mo-bettah Supreme, more better
Shoots Sure, okay
Got beef? Got a problem?
Eh? Uh You know?
Grind Eat
Lolo Low-low Insult--crazy, stupid.
Shaka A hand sign- bring your pointer, middle, and ring fingers down to
the palm of your hand. Use it to greet someone.
Stink eye Dirty look
Barney Inexperienced, immature, annoying
Kook Immature, inexperienced, ignorant
Chicken skin Goosebumps
Cousin Relative or close friend
Brah Brother (friend or relative)
Braddah Brah-dah Brother, friend
Sistah Sister, friend
No worries Don't worry, relax
Uncle Older male, friend
Auntie Older female, friend
Da kine Duh-kyn Used to describe anything and everything
Slippahs Flip flops, sandals
Baggies Board Shorts
Richter Extreme, awesome
Dropping in/snake Catching an occupied wave, stealing it
Zone Where waves are breaking
Ace Win, beat
Macker Massive wave, big enough to drive a mack truck through
Bombers Large waves
Queeb Queen of the beach, egotistical
Barrel Breaking motion of perfect wave
Deck Top side of surf board
Rail Side of board
Fin Rudder, underneath, steers
Turn turtle When paddling out, rolling your surfboard over to put the fin up, and hanging on
when confronted with a wave.
Goofy Foot Surfing with right foot forward instead of normal left
Regular Foot Surfing with left foot forward
Rubber arms Tired arms, faking going after a wave
Grommet/grom Young, possibly inexperienced surfer
Talking story Gossiping