by Annie Bryant
Word Nerd
BSG Words
fantabulous adjective—fantastic and fabulous combined!
coolio adjective—cool
snurfette noun—Mr. Madden’s nickname for Avery; an awesome girl boarder
wicked adjective—awesome; really cool
mega-awesome adjective—very awesome
obv adverb—obviously
surftastic adjective—a fantastic surfing move
chillax verb—chill and relax combined
pink-tabulous adjective—pink and fabulous
squawkboxes noun—parrots
bizarro land noun—weird situation
über-cool adjective—very cool
Other Cool Words
dejectedly adverb—sadly; without hope
discerning adjective—showing insight and understanding
feral adjective—wild; no longer tame
parquet noun—a section of floor
scurvy noun—a disease (once common to sailors) resulting from a lack of vitamin C
simultaneously adverb—at the same time
placard noun—a small sign
itinerary noun—schedule
gait noun—way of walking or moving
competence noun—one’s level of ability to do something
mesmerized verb—fascinated
haphazard adjective—lacking order or plan
surreptitiously adverb—secretly
dormant noun—not active; sleeping
monolithic adjective—large; like a statue
quandary noun—a puzzling decision or situation
embellished verb—decorated; added to
Spanish Words and Phrases
fabuloso—fabulous
qué terrible—how terrible
¿está usted de Mexico?—Are you from Mexico?
mi familia—my family
un papagayo—a parrot
hola- hello
bonito/a—pretty
¡oye!-oh no!
lo siento—I’m sorry
ay, qué tonto—oh, I’m a fool
loco —crazy
escapista—escape artist
telenovelas—soap operas
muy furioso—very furious
¿qué piensas?—What do you think?
chaperón terrible—terrible chaperone
hasta—good-bye
numero uno—number one
¿qué paso?—What happened?
dame un beso—give me a kiss
maravilloso—wonderful
verdad—true
¿qué te parece?—What do you think?
dios mío—my god!
amorcita—little love; darlin
mano-a-mano—hand to hand
mi hija—my daughter
French Words and Phrases
Bon voyage!—Have a good trip!
ma cherie—my dear
au revoir—good-bye
bonjour, mes amies—hello, my friends
poulet—chicken
merveilleux—marvelous
Surf Lingo
shreddy () adjective—surf or snowboard code for “ready”
cowabunga! exclamation—shout it out when you’re really happy
hang ten verb—a move where you get all ten toes on the nose of your board
sick adjective—anything awesome in the surfing universe
gnarly adjective—a vintage word for “cool”
carve up verb—to surf with skill
landshark noun—someone who can’t surf but pretends to know how
rip up verb—do some awesome surfing
Surf Betty noun—a good-looking, skilled female surfer
Beach Bunny noun—a girl who goes to the beach to watch the surfers
roundhouse noun—a turn executed while surfing
360 noun—a spinning move on the face of a wave where you swing around in a full circle
random stander—inexperienced or uncommited surfer
righteous adjective—totally cool
big kahuna noun—the best surfer on the beach
truckin’ verb—moving quickly
gidget noun—a young or small girl who’s really an awesome surfer
banzai exclamation—shout this as you execute a rippin’ move