1. Surfer slang and definitions

2. Wag noun: a jerk, loser, nonsurfer “Dude, he is such a wag. He won’t even get near the water.”

3. Barrel Noun: The breaking motion of a perfect wave; hollow channel formed inside a good wave when it breaks or curls over “Dude, you get the best barrels ever, dude.”

4. Micro Noun: A perfectly shaped wave but unridable because of its small size. “Man, did you just see that micro? I wish it were bigger!”

5. Brah (bro) Noun: Short for brother; substitute for dude “Listen, brah, I got to get in the water, brah, before I dry out.”

6. Biff Verb: Falling or hitting the water; to get smacked by a wave “Dude, I got biffed on that last wave.”

7. Surfers: language community specific linguistic repertoire identify with each other use terms to include each other and exclude others

8. Identify each other / Exclude others

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