# Spit

> The burst of spray blasted out of a barrel as it collapses.

**What "spit" means in surfing:** The burst of spray blasted out of a barrel as it collapses.

**Example:** "He got spat out with the spit."

**Category:** Waves

## 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.
- [Spat out](https://surfslang.com/spat-out): Being blown out of a closing barrel by the burst of air and spray.

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