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skate rat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
skate rat
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dedicated skater who is committed to the street lifestyle.

Slang

Etymology

Originally coined in the 1970s and 1980s to insult skateboarders for their rebellious behavior in public spaces, the phrase has since been adopted by the skateboarding community as a badge of honor and term of endearment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

skate rats (plural)

Questions

What does skate rat mean?
A dedicated skater who is committed to the street lifestyle.
Where does skate rat come from?
Originally coined in the 1970s and 1980s to insult skateboarders for their rebellious behavior in public spaces, the phrase has since been adopted by the skateboarding community as a badge of honor and term of endearment.

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