CALIFORNIA SURFER LINGO MAC

'Gnarly is a really popular adjective meaning impressive, so a gnarly grinder is a big huge wave that grinds down.

CALIFORNIA SURFER LINGO MAC

So if the ocean is `fully macking' then it's producing something as big as a Mac truck. Mackin' is short for macking, which a Mac truck a Mac truck is huge. RS: 'Could you take that sentence, say it slowly then dissect it?'īURKE: 'OK, the line in normal everyday English is, `the ocean is producing large waves.' But a surfer would say `the big mama is fully mackin' some gnarly grinders.' The big mama is what a surfer calls the ocean. So a lot of (American) surfers would say the phrase `the ocean is producing large waves,'that would become if you use the slang and the delivery,`the big mama is fully mackin' some gnarly grinders.'' TAPE: CUT ONE - DAVID BURKE/SKIRBLE/ARDITTIīURKE: 'Now the surfer style, that is something you'll hear that is more breathy. RS: You really hear it with vowels: a-e-i-o-u. RS: Our expert on slang, David Burke, didn't have to go far to check out surfer talk - he lives near the beach in Southern California.ĪA: David Burke says California surfers not only have their own language, but also their own delivery.

So it's not surprising that surfers have their own slang. For many people who live near the beach, surfing is a way of life. INTRO: Forget 'surfing the Web' or 'channel surfing' - today our Wordmasters talk about some of the lingo used by real surfers in Southern California.ĪA: And I'm Avi Arditti.

California surfer lingo