# Wipeout

> Falling off your board while riding a wave.

**What "wipeout" means in surfing:** Falling off your board while riding a wave.

**Also said:** Wipe out, Eat it, Stack

**Category:** Wipeouts

## Related words

- [Pearling](https://surfslang.com/pearling): When the nose of the board digs into the water on the takeoff and pitches you forward.
- [Over the falls](https://surfslang.com/over-the-falls): Getting sucked up the face and thrown down with the lip of a breaking wave.
- [Hold-down](https://surfslang.com/hold-down): Being held underwater by a wave after a wipeout.

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