If you are a beginner in skateboarding or you have a kid who is a skateboarder and you are trying to understand the common slang in the sport, you are in the right place. Today, we will introduce you to the fundamentals of the skateboarding culture in Blog skateadvisors. It is not easy to grasp the skateboard slang at first, there are a lot of terms relating to specific techniques and tricks in skateboarding, "ollie" is an example. But there are some which are appeared in the other sports and you may find them more familiar. For instance, "rad" may not be a strange word to you since it is a multi-purpose term referring to the performance or the terrain. Slang for the Skateboard Itself In skateboarding, skateboarders usually call their skateboards in a simple way, the boards. The aim is not to be fancy at all. Sometimes, you may hear someone say the word "deck", in skateboarding, this is the wooden plank part that any skateboard will have. What Skateboarders Call Themselves "Skater" is the general term used for both skateboarders and ice skaters, so if you search for this term on the internet, you may misunderstand the two types. However, generally, no one puts these two terms in the same place and at the same time, so in fact, there are not too many confusions and astray. Sometimes, skateboarders are also called "boarders", but this is only when people want to get the attention, for instance, "Boarders for Christ" or "Boarders Skate Shop". Slang as Part of Skate Culture There are two main kinds of skateboarding slang, in which one is developed into a signature jargon and the other is based on a set of acknowledged terms and almost skaters make use of them to express their opinion to the others. If you have a chance, let's come over any skate park in the United State, we are sure you can hear a number of words. Sick. In the normal case, this word refers to the illness, the bad health situation of one person. But in skateboarding, if a person says that you are so sick, it is a compliment. You can understand it as "cool". A lot of things can be "sick". You succeed in doing a difficult and sick trick, you get a sick skateboard or drop into a sick ramp at a sick skate park. Since it is slang, its meaning is completely opposite to the original meaning in the dictionary. Along with the word "sick", you can also use other ones such as "ill", "rad", "insane" or "gnar" with the same meaning. Stoked. This means that you feel really excited about something or like it enthusiastically. It can be used as a verb. This word origins from making a fire bigger, by adding more fuel or making wind to the flames, the fire is stoked. In addition, skaters also use "stoke" as a noun, like "Do you catch the stock in the morning?" Sketchy. This word is used to mention something/ somebody is not trustworthy or not done well. A skateboarding trick is considered as sketchy if the skateboarder performs it poorly. We are sure you never want to invite a sketchy person for dinner. A sketchy skateboard is a low-quality one that can break into pieces while landing. If you are a beginner and don’t want to be called “sketchy”, let’s learn some Easy Skateboard Tricks for Beginners – The Secret of Successful. Bail. If you bail, you fall or jump off of the skateboard before actually falling down. In fact, this word is not usually used by skateboarders all the time since they just say you fall or you crash. The older skateboarders may use this more since it is a traditional word in this sport. Poseur. This word is used to mention someone who looks like a skateboarder but in fact, he or she has no idea about this sport. We don't recommend you to use this word since it may hurt the others, and it is not easy to determine exactly a person is truly a poseur or not. A lot of good knowledge and good experience is available at Skateadvisors on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/skateadvisors/
