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Extreme Sports
Skateboarding, wakeboarding, boardercross, motorcross, boulder-climbing,
BMX biking, there’s even extreme golf. These
are the cutting edge of the sporting world. They have their own rules
and their own language.
Here is a taster of some of the language used in extreme sports.
Do you know what they mean? Click on the words to find out.
| One of their hottest items for spring will
be a slick screen fleece hoodie.
I'm like 18 and I'm one of the older ones on
tour now!
The guys' riding has just gone way up. They're
going real big and doing all these technically advanced moves.
I think, as a spectator who doesn't even see wakeboarding
that much, watching the sport now compared to even two years ago
… they would notice a big difference.
The spectators have been really stoked with
women's wakeboarding all year. That's a sure sign of progress. Seems
that when this catches fire with the bigger public, it's going to
be big.
The course was awesome.
The 10 hours of compelling programming captures the flashy essence
and daring spirit of the Gravity Games while providing viewers with
a cutting edge look at alternative sports.
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All of these quotes come from extremesports.com,
where you can keep up to date with your favourite extreme sports.
Extreme golf - The idea of the game is to run
the course as you play and then combine your time with your score to determine
how you did. Interested? Go to extremegolf.com
For more Hot Words check out the Dictionaries
website.
A fleece hoodie
A warm jacket or sweater (made from an artificial soft material) with
a hood. ‘Hoodie’ is an informal, colloquial expression.
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I'm like
The verb ‘to be’ and like (preposition) used for describing
people or things, rather than just using the verb ‘to be’. I’m
like 18. = I’m 18. It is a very informal and colloquial in use.
Other examples:
It’s like completely cool. = It’s completely cool.
It’s like the best thing I’ve ever done. = It’s the best
thing I’ve ever done.
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way
Colloquial expression used like an adverb to mean a lot or very.
It’s way exciting. = It’s very exciting.
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wakeboarding
An extreme sport similar to water-skiing, but the riders are on one board
not two skis.
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stoked
An adjective which means really happy. It is an informal, colloquial
expression.
John was stoked when he passed the exam. = John was really happy when
he passed the exam.
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awesome
An adjective which means fantastic. It is an informal, colloquial expression.
The snowboarding competition was awesome. = The snowboarding competition
was fantastic.
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cutting edge
To be on the cutting edge of something. To be the most advanced form
of an activity, in which the newest methods, systems etc are developed
and used — but you knew that already!
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