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surfari

/sɜː(ɹ)ˈfɑːɹi/

noun

A hunt for good surfing conditions.

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Meanings

nounsurfari (plural surfaris)

plural surfaris

A hunt for good surfing conditions.
We'll all be gone for the summer. We're on surfari to stay. Tell the teacher we're surfin', surfin' U.S.A.
1963, Brian Wilson, “Surfin' U.S.A.”, in Surfin' U.S.A., performed by Beach Boys
The surfers on such a hunt.

Origin

Blend of surf + safari.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with surfari

safari barry Ferrari Mari starry vari shari dari Kalahari Qatari calamari tarry Bihari scarry Chari jarry Campari wari charivari Zanzibari futanari shibari charry abkari

Cite this entry

APA

surfari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfari

MLA

“surfari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfari. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surfari,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfari.

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