noun General Slang

180

WUN-AYT-ee · noun · slang

An ollie with a half-turn of board and body.

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A trick in which the rider ollies and rotates the board and body 180 degrees, landing rolling in the opposite direction (fakie or switch depending on approach).

“He ollies up the curb into a clean frontside 180.”
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180 In A Sentence

He ollies up the curb into a clean frontside 180.

Origin & Usage

Named for the 180-degree rotation; a foundational rotation trick.

People Also Ask

What is a 180 in skateboarding?

It's an ollie combined with a half-turn (180 degrees) of the board and body, landing rolling in the opposite direction.

What is a frontside vs backside 180?

The difference is the direction of rotation: frontside turns so your chest leads the spin, backside turns the other way, with your back leading.

Is a 180 a beginner trick?

It's a foundational rotation trick usually learned after the ollie, and it's a building block for more advanced spins and flip combos.

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