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General Slang
boneyard
BOHN-yard · noun · slang
The chaotic zone where waves crash and dump.
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The area where the waves break and crash down, a churning, punishing part of the break. Also used for a graveyard of a lineup where waves close out.
“Get caught in the boneyard and you'll be doing laundry for a while.”
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boneyard In A Sentence
Get caught in the boneyard and you'll be doing laundry for a while.
Origin & Usage
Surf slang; the crashing impact zone likened to a graveyard.
People Also Ask
What is the 'boneyard' in surfing?
It's the chaotic impact zone where waves crash and dump — a churning, punishing part of the break you don't want to get stuck in.
Why is it called the boneyard?
The name likens the pounding impact zone to a graveyard, since getting caught there means taking wave after wave on the head.
What does 'doing laundry' have to do with the boneyard?
'Doing laundry' is surf slang for being tumbled around underwater by whitewater — exactly what happens if you get stuck in the boneyard.
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