skate rat

noun

A dedicated skater who is committed to the street lifestyle.

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Meanings

nounskate rat (plural skate rats)

plural skate rats

  1. idiomaticslangA dedicated skater who is committed to the street lifestyle.

Origin

Originally coined in the 1970s and 1980s to insult skateboarders for their rebellious behavior in public spaces, the phrase has since been adopted by the skateboarding community as a badge of honor and term of endearment.

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APA

skate rat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20rat

MLA

“skate rat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20rat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skate rat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skate%20rat.

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