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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Word of the Day for October 1, 1999
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ollie [n. OL-ee]
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If you are a skateboarder, you probably know what an ollie is. You
crouch down, then suddenly push down hard behind the rear wheels,
while lifting the front foot. The skateboard flies up off the
ground, seemingly glued to your feet, and you and the board can jump
over barriers like curbs, benches, or railings.
The ollie is probably the best known modern skateboarding trick. It
was invented in the late 1970s by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand, a
Florida skateboarder.
Modern skateboarding has generated many new words, including these:
Caballerial: full turn on a ramp while riding fakie (after Steve
Caballero)
carve: to skate in a long arc
fakie: riding with the board reversed (backwards)
goofyfoot: riding with the left foot forward
half pipe: U-shaped ramp for skateboarding tricks
mongo-foot: pushing with the front foot
nollie: an ollie started by pushing down on the front of the board
Today's Cool Fact is about skateboard evolution:
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