One of CL’s aims at St David’s was to reclaim back to the choral world, terms which have been hijacked by the surfing community. Here they are with your suggestions as to their most appropriate meanings.
Surfer slang
- Backside air
The result of attaining air from a wave lip whilst facing backwards
Chris in morning rehearsal
- Beavertail
A 1970s wetsuit design with large flap covering crotch
who knows
to get back to the youth hostel for a quickie between rehearsal and evensong
- Boss
Cool
Tim's cassock tailor
- Charf
Tease, joke, flirt...
a 'rectal puff' that follows you back into the song school from the cloisters
- Fudge Tunnel
A tube formed by a breaking wave in polluted water
like the 'pink bridge'
A fugg formed by a dormitory of 8 boys
- Gidget
A female surfer of diminutive stature
the stop Richard used for the Dove
- Gnar
Crazy
Tenors refusing to sing high notes. As in "G? nah!"
- Grom
A young surfer showing impressive skills
to sing Purcell in the style of "Rent"
- Hang loose
A relaxed yet clear state of mind
Richard's revealing swimming costume
Richard at the beach
cassock commando
- Jivel
Utter catastrophe
to suggest, unintelligably, that the piece needs more of a dance rhythm
the Leighton Nunc
- Mack
Eat without manners or refinement
A loyalty reward for spending too much time in the Farmer's Arms
- Mondo
Cool
celebration on the Monday after the trip
- Opuu
An extremely large and powerful swell
a Dan Dewey exclaimation at every 3rd bar
- Philbin
A captain of cheese
Chris Reed. (a catpain of squeezing the cheese)
lots of empties
- Rager
A rather good party with well chosen music
A rather super evensong with well chosen music
the condition immediately assumed when Nadia flashes you 'that smile'
- Schlong
A thick long surfboard
a battered sausage
a quiet, extended Tim pause at the end of a piece
- Shralping
Exhibition of fine surfing technique
imitating trills on a pipe organ, in a one of rendition of The Word is a Lantern
- Stinkbug Stance
A very squat wide stance
Toppie, post-curry, pre-Purcell preparation
- Tonked
The result of imbibing alcohol to excess
soprano mis-hit
- Whiffled
Taken by surprise by rough water
caught off-guard with a wine bottle in the ear
- Yak
Eject foreign matter from one's mouth
Note-perfect singing, but out by a semi-tone
- Zimzala
A free spirit who is at home on the beach
a theatrical encore
the basses' anticipated triplet note in the Dove
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