skateboarding

[ skeyt-bawr-ding, -bohr- ]

/ ˈskeɪtˌbɔr dɪŋ, -ˌboʊr- /

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the sport of riding a skateboard.

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Also called skurfing.

First recorded in 1960–65; skateboard + -ing¹

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