gun

Definition

A short, pointed surfboard engineered for gnarly big-wave sessions—the kind of board that turns casual surfers into Hawaiian warriors and landlubbers into reef food. It's basically a longboard's tough older sibling with a death wish.

Example Usage

I grabbed my gun this morning to hit the 8-foot sets out at Pipeline.

Source: Surfing terminology, Common surfing lexicon

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