boardie
Australian and general surf-culture slang for a surfer, specifically someone who rides a surfboard.
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Australian and general surf-culture slang for a surfer, specifically someone who rides a surfboard. The term has a casual, sun-drenched register that fits naturally in beach-community conversation. Most common in Australia and New Zealand but circulates wherever surf culture is active.
The beach was packed with boardies by sunrise, all keen to catch the morning swell.
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(slang) surfer.
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