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whoop-de-doo

whoop-de-doo  n.— «Another rider racing down the straight called the “L.I.E.” (after the Long Island Expressway) fails to negotiate the washboard bumps, or “whoop-do-dos,” as he should have and very nearly falls...

endo

endo
 n.— « Endo: When rider and motorcyle flip over front first.» —“A Motorcross Glossary” by John Thomas Wark New York Times May 15, 1977. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

butter box

butter box  n.— «In the slopestyle event, each rider has two runs down a course that features a rail for starters, leading to a significant jump and then a series of boxes—a long flat box, moving to what is called a “butter...

kneelo

kneelo n. a person who rides a kneeboard. Editorial Note: A kneeboard is a short surfboard on which a rider kneels. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

reef

reef v. to use (excessive) force, especially when hitting, pulling, or twisting (on something). Editorial Note: Jonathon Green’s Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang has a related definition, “to gouge out, to attack, to remove forcibly” and...

throw down

throw down  v. phr.— «I’m not good at describing in technical detail the lines each rider pulled off, nor do I know my turndowns from my unlookbacks, but suffice to say there was some crazy, crazy stunts being pulled (official parlance:...

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