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- [bod-ee surf]
- /ˈbɒd i sɜrf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Body-surf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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