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- verb idiomatic, surfing To perform a
longboard move where thesurfer goes to the front of the board and rides from there, onefoot on the nose and the five toes of that foot extended out over the front of the nose, the other foot placed further back.
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oroboros commented on the word hang five
Surf term: extend the toes of one foot over the nose of the surfboard. Usually a high speed maneuver, since moving toward the nose of the board causes an acceleration. The ultimate (and most conducive to a wipe out is to hang ten...the epitome of hotdogging.
January 22, 2007