| DA BOMB | The greatest. |
| DAHH | Mostly meaning Duh or something on the lines of Yeah. |
| DA KINE | A Hawaiian term used to describe something as the best. |
| DANK | Sweet |
| DANKSTER | Someone usually between the ages of 13-20 who spends majority of their time hanging out at surf shops. |
| DALLY | A cool girl. |
| DA MAMIE | The best. |
| DAWG | Another name for a guy. |
| DAWN PATROL | To surf at dawn. |
| DEAD | No waves no surf |
| DECK | Upper surface of surfboard. |
| DELAMINATION | When the fibreglass skin of a board becomes seperated from the foam. |
| DICK DRAGGER | A boogey boader. |
| DIDDY MOW | Totaly harsh whip out ie eating sand, loosing teeth breaking arm or leg ect... |
| DING | A dent or hole in the surfboard exposing the foam. Easily repaired, there are quick patch kits that can used to make repairs on the beach. |
| DISMOUNT | A radical fall. To totally fall off of board usually the result of a snapped ankle strap.
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| DIVA | Over forty year old surfing woman. |
| DODE | Similar to dude but its really a derogetory name for someone who is weak/a poser. The person you say it to will think you are calling them your brother, but you really think they suck. |
| DOE | Awesome, cool chick, knarly as hell |
| DOGGED | Bailed badly and nearly drown! |
| DOKE | Unbelievable, crazy. |
| DOLE SURFER | Like the better known "Soul surfer" but with a more extensive knowledge of daytime TV. |
| DONK | Somebody who is a stupid dude or dudette. |
| DONKEY | A hawaiian insult, like jerk.. or idiot. |
| DOOGIE MEAT | Pronounced "doe (as is female deer)-gee" Defined as what you will be used for should you wipe out on the jagged rocks/coral below! |
| DOPE | Cool, The shit; "That's dope dude!" |
| DORK | Twerp |
| DOWN THE LINE | AKA On the Line. When riding a wave along the length ahead of the breaking part of a wave. |
| DROP | Dropping from the crest of the wave to the pit, to take off on a breaking wave and ride down the face to the bottom. |
| DROP IN or DROPPING IN | Catching a wave that is already occupied ... taking off on the shoulder while someone is taking off deeper. When one surfer takes off on a wave already being ridden by another surfer nearer the peak, it is considered very bad style (a kook move) and often ends in bloodshed. |
| DUCKNWEAVE | On the bourbons. |
| DUCK DIVE | Method of getting through a breaking or broken wave by pushing the board underwater and following surfacing on the backside of the wave. |
| DUCKETS | Money. |
| DUDE | Another name for a friend, can be one of your boys, or just anyone you are talking to. Totally cool person!! |
| DUDER | A guy that is a friend. |
| DUDETTE | A girl that is a friend. |
| DUMPING | Onshore wave white wash..wave not holding its form..not good surf!! |
| DUNDEE | A girl surfer that just hit a gnarly wave |
| DUNE BOARDING | Riding the dunes like a wave, can be done on a boogie board or skateboard without wheels, but is illegal in some places because it erodes the dunes.(Is best when the ocean is flat) |
| DUNZO | Totally rad, awesome, best thing ever. |
| DURFER | A dumb surfer (Kauai Originated) |
