body-surf

[ bod-ee-surf ]

verb (used without object)

1. 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.

body-surf

verb

1. to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard
2. informal.
   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

Derived Forms

• ˈbodyˌsurfing, noun
• ˈbodyˌsurfer, noun

Other Words From

• body-surfer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of body-surf¹

First recorded in 1940–45