hang ten

verb

To perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.

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Meanings

verbhang ten (third-person singular simple present hangs ten, present participle hanging ten, simple past and past participle hung ten)

present singular third person hangs ten · participle present hanging ten · participle past hung ten · past hung ten

  1. hobbiesTo perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.

    Mike smiled and said, "Yeah, man, hang 10."

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer
nounhang ten (plural hang tens)

plural hang tens

  1. hobbiesThis type of longboard move.
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