# Keg

> Australian slang for a barrel.

**What "keg" means in surfing:** Australian slang for a barrel.

**Category:** Waves

**Mostly used in:** Australia

## Related words

- [Barrel](https://surfslang.com/barrel): The hollow space inside a wave when its lip throws out ahead of the face, forming a tube a surfer can ride through.
- [Pitted](https://surfslang.com/pitted): Ridden deep inside a barrel.

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Source: [Keg](https://surfslang.com/keg) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt