Apr 16, 2007 12:25
17 yrs ago
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English term
He barges through the kink
English
Art/Literary
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports
slang
California. An old skater is talking to a younger one about a handrail on which he can do some maneuvers and says:
You oughta see Shawn skate this rail. He barges through the kink like it’s not even there.
I guess he can do something very good on it, but could you help me ti pinpint this slang?
Thank you, Alain
You oughta see Shawn skate this rail. He barges through the kink like it’s not even there.
I guess he can do something very good on it, but could you help me ti pinpint this slang?
Thank you, Alain
Responses
+7
14 mins
Alison Jenner
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
&
English
Switzerland
Financial and life science translation
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
bend in the rail
A "kink rail" is one that has one or more "bends" in it as per the picture on this page:
www.solidgrind.com/photo/soap-shoes/235/
Thanks to my still skateboarding partner for this one - he really should know better by his age though!
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-04-16 12:41:02 GMT)
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So "he barges over the kink" would mean that "he rides his board over the kink"
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-16 12:48:21 GMT)
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or rather "rides his board over the bend"... obviously Monday today!
www.solidgrind.com/photo/soap-shoes/235/
Thanks to my still skateboarding partner for this one - he really should know better by his age though!
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-04-16 12:41:02 GMT)
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So "he barges over the kink" would mean that "he rides his board over the kink"
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-16 12:48:21 GMT)
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or rather "rides his board over the bend"... obviously Monday today!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you... and thanx to the still-skateboarding-partner!"
9 mins
He skates very fast/with tremendous ease all over the RINK as if there were no rails (or
other objects) there at all or getting in the way.
He's such a smooth skater, a whiz kid at it.
He's such a smooth skater, a whiz kid at it.
3 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Specializes in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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16
he gets through a rough spot on the rail as though it weren't there
I think this is what it means. It's not really slangy.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-04-16 14:25:29 GMT) Post-grading
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It's jargon, not slang!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-04-16 14:25:29 GMT) Post-grading
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It's jargon, not slang!
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