skateboarder
Tricks on wheels
A skateboarder is someone who rides a skateboard, whether casually or as a dedicated pursuit.
The term carries cultural weight beyond mere description—skateboarders are associated with street culture, a distinctive style of dress, and a reputation for using urban architecture as their playground: The skateboarders were kicked out of the plaza again.
Ground-foraging mimid songbird
- skateparkWheeled sports facility
- streetwearSkate and hip-hop clothing
- VansSkateboarding footwear company
- DIYAmateur home projects
zine · deck · sesh · skateshop · sponsor · Element · Baker · Supreme
Handsfree skateboard jump
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
- grindCrush into particles
- heelflipSkateboard trick, board spins laterally
- manualWritten instructions for use
nosegrind · tailslide · boardslide · noseslide · impossible
Public urban roadway
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- railHorizontal support bar
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- gapUnfilled space between
curb · bank · bowl · vert · halfpipe · quarterpipe · pool · hubba
Steadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
- controlAuthority to direct
- footingSecure ground position
reflexes · timing · commitment · slam · bail · stamina · flexibility · recovery
Struggle for supremacy
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
discipline · dedication · performance · medal · podium · qualifier · heat · run
thrasher
Ground-foraging mimid songbird
- skateparkWheeled sports facility
- streetwearSkate and hip-hop clothing
- VansSkateboarding footwear company
DIY · zine · deck · sesh · skateshop · sponsor · Element · Baker · Supreme
ollie
Handsfree skateboard jump
- kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
- grindCrush into particles
- heelflipSkateboard trick, board spins laterally
manual · nosegrind · tailslide · boardslide · noseslide · impossible
street
Public urban roadway
gap · curb · bank · bowl · vert · halfpipe · quarterpipe · pool · hubba · plaza
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
- controlAuthority to direct
footing · reflexes · timing · commitment · slam · bail · stamina · flexibility · recovery · bruises
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
practice · discipline · dedication · performance · medal · podium · qualifier · heat · run · judging
- Skatersfigure skater, ice skater, speed skater, inline skater, ice dancer
- board riderssurfer, bodyboarder, kiteboarder, paddleboarder, skimboarder
- urban athletesinline skater
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- road userspedestrian, pedestrians, cyclist, cyclists, motorist
- streetscapestreet lamp, street trees, streetlight, street furniture, street light
skateboardersurfer
One who rides waves
swimmer · snowboarder · water skier · sailor · scuba diver
skateboarderpreppy
Polished, traditional aesthetic
conformist · yuppie · square · corporate executive · squares
skateboardercouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
chauffeur · pedestrian · walker · motorist · spectator
- skateboard deckFlat riding platform
- skateboard rampInclined surface for tricks
- electric skateboardsMotorized personal transport decks
- skateboard wheelRound component enabling deck movement
- skateboarding tricksNamed maneuvers on a deck
- skateboard parkWheeled trick terrain
skateboard, skateboards, skateboarding, skateboarded, skateboarders