Skateboarder Vocabulary

http://www.courant.com/news/local/northeast/hc-skategloss1127.artnov27,0,4048628.story

Air: A trick putting the skater in the air while grabbing the board

Axles: Metal shafts that the wheel and bearings spin around

Bail: To hop off the board under control

Read the article for more of the same.

Where do these people get this stuff from? Here are some more favorites:

Bail: To hop off the board under control

Freestyle: Graceful riding and tricks done in competition; also skateboarders who do tricks

Gnar: A more dangerous style of skating

Mongo-foot: A style of pushing where the back foot is kept on the board, and pushing is done with the front foot; also wrong-foot (wrong-foot! I love it)

Pedaling: Pushing and gliding on a flat surface

Standard Foot: Riding with the left foot forward; also regular foot

Thrasher: Skateboarding expert

Weighing and Unweighing: Standing and squatting on the board

Apparently one of the sources for this is http://www.haveringyouth.co.uk/youthatrisk/urbansport/, but the wackier descriptions seem to be absent.