Dylan from Charlottesville, Virginia, was rock climbing at his brother’s bachelor party when he heard other climbers called gumbies. Dylan figured that a gumby must be the kind of beginner or overconfident participant whose skills don’t...
In this week’s slang quiz, a member of the National Puzzlers’ League from Somerville, Massachusetts, tries to guess the meaning of bottle room and shred, the latter as used in the context of snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. This...
hubba n.— «“I was skateboarding on the hubba,” he said, pointing to a metal box in the center of the area where he does tricks.» —“Seeking Law and Order on a Crowded Playground” by Katherine Bindley New York...

