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'''Skateboarding slang''' is [[slang]] used by [[skateboard]]ers to discuss skateboarding. Most skateboarders use different terms for different tricks and obstacles.
== Trick Slang ==
=== Ollie ===
Old school slang for a classic jumping manouvre.

=== Nollie ===
Ollie off the nose. Can be used in front of most other tricks (Example: Nolle Kickflip)

=== 360 Flip === 
360 flips are sometimes called 3-flips, tre-flips, or tre-dawgs.

=== Kick Flip ===
A standard jump in which the skateboard is flipped over/rolled in mid-air by a kicking technique in an anti-clockwise direction.

=== McTwist Revert ===
This near mythical trick is possible only on a ramp, it involves a complete aerial 360 body flip & twist.

=== Buttboarding ===
Riding on a skateboard by sitting down on it. Normally down hills. Mainly used by people who can't skate. Called bumboarding in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]

== Grinds ==
Grinds rely on the existence of objects external to the skateboard such as rails, benches, curbs, etc. Normally used on pavements and sidewalks.

=== 5-0 === 
A 5-0 is a type of grind, much like a 50-50 but is only performed on the back set of trucks. It is also used when talking about police, since some skateboarders don't get along well with police. 5-0 is sometimes shouted when a member of the police force is seen, so that other skateboarders can run away. It is most often heard from skateboarders that are skateboarding where skateboarding is prohibited.

== Obstacle Slang == 
=== #-Set ===
The # could be any number, but it always refers to a set of stairs. The number is the amount of stairs the set contains. A stairway with 4 stairs would be called a 4-set.

== Miscellaneous Slang ==
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=== Bail ===
To bail is to fall off a skateboard whilst attempting to perform a trick. The phrase "wipeout" means the same thing on a surfboard.

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=== Groms === 
Young athletes under ths age of 18 that compete in competitve sports.

=== Posers===
Posers are people who adopt the fashion of skateboarders without actually skateboarding, or even be interested in skateboarding.

=== Gouranga(!) ===
An exclamation made after pulling a really difficult trick. Originating from the game [[Grand Theft Auto (game)|Grand Theft Auto]].

=== Jitters ===
''Jitter'' is a slang term used in parts of the [[United Kingdom]] for people who adopt the fashion of skateboarders but do not skate. They do generally have an interest in skating, however. Jitters are, as a social grouping, often seen as 'against' [[chav]]s, another youth group in the UK. 

Jitters are assocaited with [[pop punk]] and ([[nu-metal|nu-]]) [[metal (music)|metal]] music, and are - like their chav counterparts - highly influenced by [[USA|American]] culture. Popular artists include [[Green Day]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Nirvana]] and [[System of a Down]].

=== Faceplant ===
Any bail in which skater's face hits the ground. Comes from tricks such as noseplant and tailplant.

=== Credit Card ===
Extremely painful bail where the nose or tail of the board goes in between the male skaters [[testes]] and [[buttocks]]. The name obviously comes from swiping a [[credit card]] through a card reading machine.