surfingn.

Brit.

/ˈsəːfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsərfɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf n., -ing suffix¹; surf v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < surf n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < surf v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. U.S. The action of piloting a surf boat through heavy surf, esp. as part of a lifesaving operation. Cf. surf boat n. at surf n. Compounds 2a. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1879 Ann. Rep. Operations U.S. Life-saving Service 1879 iii. 48 The winds do not blow in a greater variety than is found in the views of these practical adepts in the art of surfing.

1890 New Oxford (Pa.) Item 25 Apr. A master of boat-craft and surfing.

1905 New Internat. Encycl. XII. 233/2 The various types of this boat are developments of the boats used in surfing by the fishermen of Long Island and New Jersey.

a. The action of surf v. 2; the sport or pastime of surfboarding.Cf. body surfing n., kitesurfing n., windsurfing n. at windsurf v. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun]

surf swimming1829

surf-riding1854

surfing1896

surfboarding1903

surf1917

sport of kings1935

kitesurfing1995

1896 Atlanta Constit. 23 June 8 What with boating and fishing, with bicycling and surfing (a new word coined by an habitue of Cumberland [Island]),..the days have slipped by.

1900 Hawaiian Gaz. 22 May 2/4 The entire party of guests went surfing and bathing.

1927 Observer 27 Nov. 29/5 When we grow tired of surfing..we return to the hotel.

1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder xviii. 119 When they'd had enough surfing, they brought the boards back up the beach.

1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird i. 2 Skin diving, rum punches, calypso night-clubs, surfing, dancing, gambling.

1996 G. Ward Hawaii: Rough Guide i. 30/1 Surfing has never been more popular.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Apr. b11/3 An all-around champion of skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding.

b. As the second element in compounds: the action of riding on the outside or roof of a moving train, car, etc. Cf. surf v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > riding on roof or outside of moving vehicle

surfing1967

society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > riding on the roof

surfing1988

1967 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 21 Aug. 1/6 (heading) Car surfing claims first victim.

1988 Chicago Tribune 5 May i. 28/1 What has become known as ‘train surfing’ is killing 150 teenagers a year in Rio, and injuring 400 more.

1995 J. A. Page Brazilians ix. 257 More recently they have invented ‘bus surfing’, which involves standing on the roof of an express bus as it makes the nonstop run between Copacabana Beach and downtown Rio de Janeiro.

2008 New Yorker 21 Apr. 113/3 Elevator surfing—riding on top of the cab, for kicks—is dangerous. This is why the escape hatch is always locked.

3. Computing. The action of using (esp. browsing) the internet. Cf. surf v. 4.Also (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as net surfing, internet surfing, etc. See also web surfer n. at web n. Compounds 4b.

ΚΠ

1992 October Hunt Results in alt.bbs.internet (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Oct. Interests: Net surfing, hiking, cooking, gardening, playing guitar and playing basketball.

1994 Times 12 Dec. 16/4 Users can wander around the Internet, clicking on and flicking through the maze of information to see what's going on. This sort of technological window-shopping is called ‘surfing’.

1999 M. Stefik Internet Edge (2000) v. 109 Hopping across links through browsing or ‘surfing’ is by now an impractical, unsystematic way to search for information.

2006 Daily Tel. 28 Aug. 12/1 Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body as a result of illness, immobility, or cramped conditions and has even being linked to prolonged internet surfing.

Compounds

C1.

a. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to surfboarding; characteristic of surf culture’, as surfing beach, surfing contest, surfing music, etc.

ΚΠ

1910 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 1911 144 Hawaiian regattas and surfing contests are held at Waikiki under the auspices of the Outrigger Club.

1919 Pacific Ports Sept. 103/2 (advt.) Sydney has..innumerable safe surfing beaches.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 737/4 There were no surfing beaches then.

1963 Washington Post 17 Nov. k10/3 The Californians..discourage attention or worship by novices, unless you're a pretty gal who wants surfing lessons.

1969 Swag (Austral.) No. 1. 31 The Iron Man event was officially introduced into the Australian surfing calendar two years ago.

1988 R. Rayner Los Angeles without Map (1989) 3 She had thick, blonde hair and I thought she'd walked straight out of a surfing movie.

1992 P. Theroux Happy Isles Oceania xxi. 608 What in current surfing jargon would be the banana of the pig-board.

2003 B. Hearne Canine Connection 36 Walter is listening to surfing music with his eyes closed.

b. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to the action of using (esp. browsing) the internet’.

ΚΠ

1995 InfoWorld 28 Aug. 20/1 A flurry of new products..will make it possible for the Web to evolve beyond simple surfing applications.

1998 Harper's Mag. Sept. 67/2 Alexa follows a comparable algorithm, tracking the surfing habits of thousands of individual users and looking for patterns in their trails.

2006 B. Nicol Stalking 9 A myriad of tracking devices..can invade your computer, log your surfing patterns and, most maliciously, attempt to steal personal information.

2010 E. Anderson Social Media Marketing ii. 32 Such users tend to favor gambling, employment, and auction sites—a much narrower pattern of surfing behavior than the Web population as a whole.

C2.

surfing safari n. a journey made by surfers in search of good conditions for surfing or to visit several beaches suitable for surfing; = surfari n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [adjective] > journey made by surfers

surfing safari1962

surf safari1962

surfari1963

1962 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 13 May (Vacation & Travel Guide section) 14/1 (advt.) Surfing safari Hawaii.

1981 Texas Monthly Feb. 92/2 A rigorous schedule of activities that include surfing safaris to Mexico and California.

2011 D. Hamilton Damage Control xxi. 202 Luke was on a surfing safari in Bali.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

surfingadj.

Brit.

/ˈsəːfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsərfɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < surf v. + -ing suffix².

a. Of waves, the sea, etc.: forming or becoming surf. Cf. surf v. 1. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1787 School of Virtue II. 60 Experienced persons, who knew the art of steering their naked frames thro' the surfing flood.

1789 W. H. Hall Death of Cain iv. 107 In his vain exertions sinks beneath the surfing wave.

1851 Daily News 27 Sept. To-day there was a heavy surfing sea and a fresh W.N.W. wind.

1921 Westm. Gaz. 20 May 7/3 I listen to the surfing tide Escaping through a thousand stones.

1957 Hydraulic Res. 1956 (Internat. Assoc. Hydraulic Res.) 12 266 Investigation of the energy absorption in a partially surfing wave and the energy transmitted by a wave crossing a shoal.

b. Of a wave: that is suitable or good for surfing.

ΚΠ

1940 M. W. Beckwith Hawaiian Mythol. xxxvii. 513 Off Waikoloa bay at Hana, Maui, a surfing wave that disperses before coming up to shore is called ‘the wave of Keanini’... The local story is that Keanini came surfing from Hawaii.

1967 Times 27 May (Sir Francis Chichester section) p. iv/2 She shouldn't go out of control so readily when picked up by a surfing wave which would otherwise cause her to broach.

1974 Financial Times 1 Nov. 3/7 Photographer George Greenough takes his camera down inside the surfing waves just as they curl into that long, glistening tunnel before breaking.

2009 E. Almond Surfing iii. 80/1 The best surfing waves rear up upon entering a surf zone, with the front forming a curl that cascades to the bottom, or trough.

2. Esp. of a person: that surfs (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1899 Hawaiian Star (Honolulu) 6 Mar. 1/6 A surfing party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Strahorn, and Captain J. H. Stearns and his young daughter, were capsized off Waikiki Saturday afternoon.

1922 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 1923 132 When the surfing people witnessed this battle of the sharks, and the death of Pehu they were much frightened, and fled ashore.

1970 Q. Rev. Biol. 45 97/2 Some charming essays on surfing sea-lions.

2006 B. Leuf Semantic Web iii. 66 Transparent solutions for distributed storage and request fulfilment that reference a single URL are much more common than the surfing user might imagine.

2009 G. Neri Surf Mules v. 36 A blue translucent scroll, which made an endless wave for the surfing figure when turned.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	surfing
释义	surfingn. Brit. /ˈsəːfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsərfɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf n., -ing suffix¹; surf v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < surf n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < surf v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. U.S. The action of piloting a surf boat through heavy surf, esp. as part of a lifesaving operation. Cf. surf boat n. at surf n. Compounds 2a. Now rare. ΚΠ 1879 Ann. Rep. Operations U.S. Life-saving Service 1879 iii. 48 The winds do not blow in a greater variety than is found in the views of these practical adepts in the art of surfing. 1890 New Oxford (Pa.) Item 25 Apr. A master of boat-craft and surfing. 1905 New Internat. Encycl. XII. 233/2 The various types of this boat are developments of the boats used in surfing by the fishermen of Long Island and New Jersey. 2. a. The action of surf v. 2; the sport or pastime of surfboarding.Cf. body surfing n., kitesurfing n., windsurfing n. at windsurf v. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] surf swimming1829 surf-riding1854 surfing1896 surfboarding1903 surf1917 sport of kings1935 kitesurfing1995 1896 Atlanta Constit. 23 June 8 What with boating and fishing, with bicycling and surfing (a new word coined by an habitue of Cumberland [Island]),..the days have slipped by. 1900 Hawaiian Gaz. 22 May 2/4 The entire party of guests went surfing and bathing. 1927 Observer 27 Nov. 29/5 When we grow tired of surfing..we return to the hotel. 1959 H. Hobson Mission House Murder xviii. 119 When they'd had enough surfing, they brought the boards back up the beach. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird i. 2 Skin diving, rum punches, calypso night-clubs, surfing, dancing, gambling. 1996 G. Ward Hawaii: Rough Guide i. 30/1 Surfing has never been more popular. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Apr. b11/3 An all-around champion of skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding. b. As the second element in compounds: the action of riding on the outside or roof of a moving train, car, etc. Cf. surf v. 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > riding on roof or outside of moving vehicle surfing1967 society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > riding on the roof surfing1988 1967 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 21 Aug. 1/6 (heading) Car surfing claims first victim. 1988 Chicago Tribune 5 May i. 28/1 What has become known as ‘train surfing’ is killing 150 teenagers a year in Rio, and injuring 400 more. 1995 J. A. Page Brazilians ix. 257 More recently they have invented ‘bus surfing’, which involves standing on the roof of an express bus as it makes the nonstop run between Copacabana Beach and downtown Rio de Janeiro. 2008 New Yorker 21 Apr. 113/3 Elevator surfing—riding on top of the cab, for kicks—is dangerous. This is why the escape hatch is always locked. 3. Computing. The action of using (esp. browsing) the internet. Cf. surf v. 4.Also (and earliest) as the second element in compounds, as net surfing, internet surfing, etc. See also web surfer n. at web n. Compounds 4b. ΚΠ 1992 October Hunt Results in alt.bbs.internet (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Oct. Interests: Net surfing, hiking, cooking, gardening, playing guitar and playing basketball. 1994 Times 12 Dec. 16/4 Users can wander around the Internet, clicking on and flicking through the maze of information to see what's going on. This sort of technological window-shopping is called ‘surfing’. 1999 M. Stefik Internet Edge (2000) v. 109 Hopping across links through browsing or ‘surfing’ is by now an impractical, unsystematic way to search for information. 2006 Daily Tel. 28 Aug. 12/1 Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body as a result of illness, immobility, or cramped conditions and has even being linked to prolonged internet surfing. Compounds C1. a. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to surfboarding; characteristic of surf culture’, as surfing beach, surfing contest, surfing music, etc. ΚΠ 1910 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 1911 144 Hawaiian regattas and surfing contests are held at Waikiki under the auspices of the Outrigger Club. 1919 Pacific Ports Sept. 103/2 (advt.) Sydney has..innumerable safe surfing beaches. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 737/4 There were no surfing beaches then. 1963 Washington Post 17 Nov. k10/3 The Californians..discourage attention or worship by novices, unless you're a pretty gal who wants surfing lessons. 1969 Swag (Austral.) No. 1. 31 The Iron Man event was officially introduced into the Australian surfing calendar two years ago. 1988 R. Rayner Los Angeles without Map (1989) 3 She had thick, blonde hair and I thought she'd walked straight out of a surfing movie. 1992 P. Theroux Happy Isles Oceania xxi. 608 What in current surfing jargon would be the banana of the pig-board. 2003 B. Hearne Canine Connection 36 Walter is listening to surfing music with his eyes closed. b. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to the action of using (esp. browsing) the internet’. ΚΠ 1995 InfoWorld 28 Aug. 20/1 A flurry of new products..will make it possible for the Web to evolve beyond simple surfing applications. 1998 Harper's Mag. Sept. 67/2 Alexa follows a comparable algorithm, tracking the surfing habits of thousands of individual users and looking for patterns in their trails. 2006 B. Nicol Stalking 9 A myriad of tracking devices..can invade your computer, log your surfing patterns and, most maliciously, attempt to steal personal information. 2010 E. Anderson Social Media Marketing ii. 32 Such users tend to favor gambling, employment, and auction sites—a much narrower pattern of surfing behavior than the Web population as a whole. C2. surfing safari n. a journey made by surfers in search of good conditions for surfing or to visit several beaches suitable for surfing; = surfari n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [adjective] > journey made by surfers surfing safari1962 surf safari1962 surfari1963 1962 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 13 May (Vacation & Travel Guide section) 14/1 (advt.) Surfing safari Hawaii. 1981 Texas Monthly Feb. 92/2 A rigorous schedule of activities that include surfing safaris to Mexico and California. 2011 D. Hamilton Damage Control xxi. 202 Luke was on a surfing safari in Bali. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). surfingadj. Brit. /ˈsəːfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsərfɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: surf v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < surf v. + -ing suffix². 1. a. Of waves, the sea, etc.: forming or becoming surf. Cf. surf v. 1. Now rare. ΚΠ 1787 School of Virtue II. 60 Experienced persons, who knew the art of steering their naked frames thro' the surfing flood. 1789 W. H. Hall Death of Cain iv. 107 In his vain exertions sinks beneath the surfing wave. 1851 Daily News 27 Sept. To-day there was a heavy surfing sea and a fresh W.N.W. wind. 1921 Westm. Gaz. 20 May 7/3 I listen to the surfing tide Escaping through a thousand stones. 1957 Hydraulic Res. 1956 (Internat. Assoc. Hydraulic Res.) 12 266 Investigation of the energy absorption in a partially surfing wave and the energy transmitted by a wave crossing a shoal. b. Of a wave: that is suitable or good for surfing. ΚΠ 1940 M. W. Beckwith Hawaiian Mythol. xxxvii. 513 Off Waikoloa bay at Hana, Maui, a surfing wave that disperses before coming up to shore is called ‘the wave of Keanini’... The local story is that Keanini came surfing from Hawaii. 1967 Times 27 May (Sir Francis Chichester section) p. iv/2 She shouldn't go out of control so readily when picked up by a surfing wave which would otherwise cause her to broach. 1974 Financial Times 1 Nov. 3/7 Photographer George Greenough takes his camera down inside the surfing waves just as they curl into that long, glistening tunnel before breaking. 2009 E. Almond Surfing iii. 80/1 The best surfing waves rear up upon entering a surf zone, with the front forming a curl that cascades to the bottom, or trough. 2. Esp. of a person: that surfs (in various senses). ΚΠ 1899 Hawaiian Star (Honolulu) 6 Mar. 1/6 A surfing party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Strahorn, and Captain J. H. Stearns and his young daughter, were capsized off Waikiki Saturday afternoon. 1922 Hawaiian Almanac & Ann. 1923 132 When the surfing people witnessed this battle of the sharks, and the death of Pehu they were much frightened, and fled ashore. 1970 Q. Rev. Biol. 45 97/2 Some charming essays on surfing sea-lions. 2006 B. Leuf Semantic Web iii. 66 Transparent solutions for distributed storage and request fulfilment that reference a single URL are much more common than the surfing user might imagine. 2009 G. Neri Surf Mules v. 36 A blue translucent scroll, which made an endless wave for the surfing figure when turned. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879adj.1787
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