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General Slang
rhino chaser
RY-noh CHAY-ser · noun · slang
An old-school name for a big-wave gun.
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A big board made for surfing big waves; a vintage term for a gun, less used since the 1960s-70s.
“He pulled a classic rhino chaser out of the garage for the swell of the decade.”
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rhino chaser In A Sentence
He pulled a classic rhino chaser out of the garage for the swell of the decade.
Origin & Usage
1960s-70s surf slang for boards built to chase down huge, charging waves.
People Also Ask
What is a rhino chaser?
It's a vintage surf term for a big-wave gun, a long board built to chase down and ride huge, charging waves.
Is 'rhino chaser' still used?
It's largely an old-school term from the 1960s-70s; most surfers now just say 'gun', but the phrase survives among vintage-board fans.
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