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skateboarding

[ skeyt-bawr-ding, -bohr- ]

noun

  1. the sport of riding a skateboard.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of skateboarding1

First recorded in 1960–65; skateboard + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

The 2020 Tokyo Games introduced viewers to skateboarding, surfing and climbing — new Olympic sports that have become fan favorites.

Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan won the first-ever gold medal in women’s street skateboarding.

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Momiji Nishiya, 13, who earlier won the street skateboarding discipline, became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.

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Every Olympic skateboarding event has been a hug-fest, and Thursday was no different.

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To learn more about some of the other new sports at this year’s Olympic Games, check out our “How To Watch” videos on skateboarding and surfing.

There are photos of what looks like a scruffy Californian kid in a T-shirt, taking a break from skateboarding.

Skateboarding is not a crime—though skateboarding on subway platforms is probably frowned upon.

Last month, a fatal skateboarding incident shocked everyone.

As he grew older he was more interested in skateboarding, drinking, and girls than college.

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