Surfer slang

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.

Backside air

The result of attaining air from a wave lip whilst facing backwards

Chris in morning rehearsal

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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

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Boss

Cool

Tim's cassock tailor

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Charf

Tease, joke, flirt...

a 'rectal puff' that follows you back into the song school from the cloisters

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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

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Gidget

A female surfer of diminutive stature

the stop Richard used for the Dove

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Gnar

Crazy

Tenors refusing to sing high notes. As in "G? nah!"

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Grom

A young surfer showing impressive skills

to sing Purcell in the style of "Rent"

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Hang loose

A relaxed yet clear state of mind

Richard's revealing swimming costume

Richard at the beach

cassock commando

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Jivel

Utter catastrophe

to suggest, unintelligably, that the piece needs more of a dance rhythm

the Leighton Nunc

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Mack

Eat without manners or refinement

A loyalty reward for spending too much time in the Farmer's Arms

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Mondo

Cool

celebration on the Monday after the trip

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Opuu

An extremely large and powerful swell

a Dan Dewey exclaimation at every 3rd bar

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Philbin

A captain of cheese

Chris Reed. (a catpain of squeezing the cheese)

lots of empties

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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'

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Schlong

A thick long surfboard

a battered sausage

a quiet, extended Tim pause at the end of a piece

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Shralping

Exhibition of fine surfing technique

imitating trills on a pipe organ, in a one of rendition of The Word is a Lantern

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Stinkbug Stance

A very squat wide stance

Toppie, post-curry, pre-Purcell preparation

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Tonked

The result of imbibing alcohol to excess

soprano mis-hit

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Whiffled

Taken by surprise by rough water

caught off-guard with a wine bottle in the ear

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Yak

Eject foreign matter from one's mouth

Note-perfect singing, but out by a semi-tone

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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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