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Meaning of "crowd surfing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROWD SURFING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROWD SURFING

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Crowd surfing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CROWD SURFING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crowd surfing

Crowd surfing

Crowd surfing, also known as body surfing, is the process in which a person is passed overhead from person to person, transferring the person from one part of the venue to another. The "crowd surfer" is passed above everyone's heads, with everyone's hands supporting the person's weight. At most concerts and festivals the crowd surfer will be passed towards a barrier in front of the stage by the crowd, where they will be pulled off and put on their feet by the security stewards. Then, they will be sent back to the side or rear of the crowd at the end of the barrier or they may be ejected from the venue. Crowd surfing generally occurs only towards the front of an audience where the crowd is dense enough to support a person's body. It is most popular at metal, punk, rock, rave and indie concerts. In order to get above everyone's heads, a person can be given a boost, in which one person picks up another to launch them over the people's heads, or they can stage dive. This has been known to happen to unwilling participants who have been boosted up by others by surprise, in which case, those participants may also be ejected, albeit unfairly.

Definition of crowd surfing in the English dictionary

The definition of crowd surfing in the dictionary is the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROWD SURFING

crow´s-nest
crowbar
crowberries
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crowboot
crowd
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crowd on sail
crowd puller
crowd scene
crowd trouble
crowd-pleaser
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crowdedly
crowdedness
crowdfunding
crowdie
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CROWD SURFING

air surfing
astroturfing
bluesnarfing
bodysurfing
card surfing
channel-surfing
couchsurfing
ego surfing
in the offing
kitesurfing
netsurfing
perfing
safe surfing
shoulder surfing
skysurfing
smurfing
snowsurfing
sofa surfing
surfing
windsurfing

Synonyms and antonyms of crowd surfing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «crowd surfing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROWD SURFING

Find out the translation of crowd surfing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crowd surfing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crowd surfing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人群冲浪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crowd surfing
570 millions of speakers

English

crowd surfing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भीड़ सर्फिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحشد ركوب الأمواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

толпа серфинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crowd surfing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিড় সার্ফিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crowdsurf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang ramai melayari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Crowd Surfing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラウド·サーフィング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군중 서핑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Olahraga senggol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đám đông lướt sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூட்டம் உலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्दीची सर्फिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kalabalık sörf
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

folla surf
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crowd surfingu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

натовп серфінг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mulțime de surfing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crowd surfing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crowd navigeer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skara surfing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

folkemengde surfing
5 millions of speakers

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Alex Turner
I'm like the Ben Affleck of crowd surfing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROWD SURFING»

Discover the use of crowd surfing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crowd surfing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Crowd Surfing: Surviving and thriving in the age of consumer ...
In Crowd Surfing, David Brain and Martin Thomas explain what marketers, advertisers and brand specialists need to do to communicate with today's savvier consumers.
Martin Thomas, David Brain, 2009
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Sports: Why People Love Them!
Another variation of surfing—although not really a sport—is crowd surfing. Crowd surfing is popular at rock concerts and involves an individual(s) being carried over the crowd by the hands of the audience. When the crowd is cooperative, the  ...
Tim Madigan, Tim Delaney, 2009
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We Are What We Sell
JeffJarvis, “Dell Learns to Listen,” BusinessWeek, October 17, 2007, http:// www. businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2007/db20071017 _27 7576.htm ( accessed May 1, 2012). 24. 25. 26. 27. Thomas and Brain, Crowd Surfing, 129.
Bob Batchelor, Danielle Sarver Coombs, 2014
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Special Events Medical Services
With bull in the ring, SEMS providers can expect to see the same type of injuries as with moshing, including head and spinal injuries and broken bones. Crowd Surfing Crowd surfing usually begins with stage diving, which is when someone ...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS),, Clay Richmond, Doug Poore, 2012
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Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Crowd Surfing When individuals are lifted above a densely packed crowd and are passed from person to person above audience members' heads, it is called crowd surfing. The chains, studs, and boots worn by the crowd surfers may scratch, ...
Ken Kaser, Dotty Oelkers, 2007
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People and Work in Events and Conventions: A Research ...
This is especially important in the practice of antisocial behavioural aspects of concert attendance, such as moshing, crowd surfing, etc., which can cause devastating effects for the audience and workers alike. The delivery of such behaviour is ...
Tom Baum, Margaret Deery, Clare Hanlon, 2009
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Modern Noise, Fluid Genres: Popular Music in Indonesia, ...
If he (women stage divers are extremely rare in Indonesia) is fortunate, he is caught by the people standing below him and is then held aloft and passed from hand to hand, a practice known as crowd surfing. Stage diving, even more than ...
Jeremy Wallach, 2008
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Event Audiences and Expectations
Crowd-surfing, as shown in Figure 6.1, requires a great deal of faith and trust in strangers to participate and not drop the surfer; the crowd mood literally supports this behaviour, which in other locations, such as shopping malls, would not be ...
Jo Mackellar, 2013
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Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music
Did anyone ever tell you the story of him crowd surfing at a Soundgarden show? It was like a Concrete Convention gig in Los Angeles. I was at that show — I missed him crowd surfing — but I experienced some of the fallout the next day, ...
Greg Prato, 2009
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Management of Event Operations
As part of your risk management strategy, what would you do to manage the risk of mosh— ing, skanking, crowd surfing and stage diving without affecting the enjoyment of the crowd? 2. Bearing in mind the cultural significance of these actions, ...
Julia Tum, Philippa Norton, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROWD SURFING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crowd surfing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sloss Fest 2015 lineup: Things to know about Cage the Elephant …
Frontman Matt Schultz has a penchant for stage diving and crowd surfing, as witnessed by fans at the 2011 festival. Tour dates before Sloss ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
2
5 Places In The USA That Would Be Great For A Concert
... full on come one come all fest. Imagine a huge concert on the front lawn with Obama crowd surfing. It really would be America, the beautiful. «93XRT Radio, Jul 15»
3
Green Day vs. Iggy + the Stooges - Best Live Band, Round 1
If imitation is the best flattery, then Pop must be feeling pretty flattered watching how commonplace that stage diving and crowd surfing has ... «Loudwire, Jul 15»
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The Wonder Years Return to Nashville, Play New Music at Vans …
... the festival grounds after storms earlier that day did not stop the fans from crowd surfing, jumping and thoroughly enjoying the eight-song set. «Sidelines Online, Jul 15»
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Ceremony @ Bowery Ballroom: July 1, 2015
... the riotous California punk outfit Ceremony elevated a holiday-hungry throng of workaday New Yorkers into a fist flying, crowd surfing frenzy. «CMJ, Jul 15»
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This Minute: Jada Pinkett Smith welcomes Us to the stripper's stage
Crowd Surfing The results of that surge appear on his album Wildheart (out now), named for his personality. "Overall, I'm pretty chill," explains ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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Standing Up for the Concert Photographer… By Standing on Their …
At the more raucous events (the ones I love to cover), the photo pit provides a slight barrier from crowd surfing, moshing or stage diving revelers ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
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You Should Max Out Your Happiness
It's wearing a denim vest and crowd surfing at a Matt and Kim concert you've been waiting years to attend. It's the road trip to a different city ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
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New Rangers goalkeeper Wes Foderingham goes crowd surfing
WES FODERINGHAM cut his teeth playing in front of a just a couple of hundred people in English non-league football. PUBLISHED: 20:55, Sat, ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Ruby Rose flashes her legs as she admits she doesn't 'wear skirts …
The former MTV VJ uploaded a shot on Monday of her crowd surfing as she thanked the lord she'd worn a pair of baggy shorts and a large ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Crowd surfing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/crowd-surfing>. Apr 2024 ».
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