body-surf
[ bod-ee-surf ]
/ ˈbɒd iˌsɜrf /
verb (used without object)
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.
Origin of body-surf
First recorded in 1940–45
OTHER WORDS FROM body-surf
bod·y-surf·er, nounWords nearby body-surf
body-con,
body-line,
body-mike,
body-packer,
body-search,
body-surf,
bodyboard,
bodyboarding,
bodybuilder,
bodybuilding,
bodycheck
British Dictionary definitions for body-surf
body-surf
verb (intr)
to ride a wave by lying on it without a surfboard
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