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'''Skateboarding slang''' is [[slang]] used by [[skateboard]]ers. Most skateboarders use different terms for different tricks and obstacles.
Most skateboarding tricks have specific names (though they usually aren't considered slang in their own right). However, many tricks have several different names, and new names and tricks are evolving every day.

Below is a list of slang terms and a brief definition.

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;Half-Pipe
:A U-shaped type of ramp that is ridden as part of Vert skating. Skaters drop in at one end, skate to the other side, to a trick on the other end, and repeat the back-and forth motion. Half-Pipes are so-called because they resemble a full-pipe cut in half.

;Kicker
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:A small ramp designed for catching air off of. Skaters usually just ride off them, ollie off them, or perform flip tricks off of them.

;Old-School
:Refers to a facet of skateboarding that is generally considered to be "extinct" or at least not a common practice in modern skateboarding. Most true skateboarders embrace their forefathers and to them, calling something old-school is a good thing, as in "That vert was OLD SCHOOL!"

;Rail
:Any long piece of metal or stone that is fit for grinding. Rails can be round or square, though square rails are common only in skateparks, where they are built for riding on. Skaters grind along rails. Rails that skaters commonly ride are handrails and curbs.

;Roll-in
:A type of ramp designed specifically for riding down. Skaters rarely perform tricks on these, nor do they ride up them (unless they are getting back up to the top for another run). These ramps are designed to give a skater maximum momentum as he rockets down them, so he gains enough speed to attempt large obstacles ahead.

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