Dumb question but what's the 'correct' verb for this sport?

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Freddofrog
Freddofrog
WA
522 posts
WA, 522 posts
19 Apr 2022 11:45pm
What do you say when you head out for a session, "winging" or "flying", both sound equally ridiculous.

I guess I could say wing foiling but I'm lazy and not shortening it is just un-Australian.
juandesooka
juandesooka
615 posts
615 posts
20 Apr 2022 2:48am
I believe the correct nomenclature is "I am going wingadingalinging". Which can be shortened to "dingalinging" or just "dinging", if among friends.

I say winging or wingsurfing, since my focus is waves. Wingfoiling is more specific, though some people use wings on skateboards, snowboards, sups, etc.

When talking to non-players, I tend to just say "windsurfing", saves some pointless questions.
hilly
hilly
WA
8120 posts
WA, 8120 posts
20 Apr 2022 6:26am
Definitely going for a ding
Alysum
Alysum
NSW
1030 posts
NSW, 1030 posts
20 Apr 2022 8:40am
I just say I'm heading out
stroppo
stroppo
WA
748 posts
WA, 748 posts
20 Apr 2022 8:20am
I say I'm going winging
DarrylG
DarrylG
WA
507 posts
WA, 507 posts
20 Apr 2022 8:23am
Ding, Dang, Dong
Present tense - I'm going out for a Ding
Post tense - I had a great Dong
Pre tense - Going for a Dang tomorrow
juandesooka
juandesooka
615 posts
615 posts
20 Apr 2022 8:31am
DarrylG said..
Ding, Dang, Dong
Present tense - I'm going out for a Ding
Post tense - I had a great Dong
Pre tense - Going for a Dang tomorrow


Logical syntax is important, I like it. Though not sure about your having a great dong, maybe you use that term differently down there.
(but hey, up in Canada we have a clothing company called Roots, so cultural differences happen)
hilly
hilly
WA
8120 posts
WA, 8120 posts
20 Apr 2022 12:12pm
juandesooka said..(but hey, up in Canada we have a clothing company called Roots, so cultural differences happen)

Roots could come out with a Dong line of Ding gear.
Qtwind
Qtwind
74 posts
74 posts
20 Apr 2022 12:48pm
I simply say "going for a wing", seeems seems make sense to anybody that knows the sport. For anyone not familiar with the sport I find I have to explain it all anyway, regardless of what I call it.
Surfing Uk
Surfing Uk
195 posts
195 posts
20 Apr 2022 2:11pm
Every time I leave the house I just say "I'm going for a surf" even if I'm going to work.??

I say just going for a surf as I don't really know what im going to do until I get to the beach , although it's pretty much winging every time .
RAF142134
RAF142134
454 posts
454 posts
20 Apr 2022 2:24pm
I'm a brit so I just say I'm whinging lol
DWF
DWF
722 posts
DWF DWF
722 posts
20 Apr 2022 7:01pm
WING
marco
marco
WA
332 posts
WA, 332 posts
20 Apr 2022 7:55pm
I say I go Swinging .
azymuth
azymuth
WA
2176 posts
WA, 2176 posts
20 Apr 2022 9:25pm
DarrylG said..
Ding, Dang, Dong
Present tense - I'm going out for a Ding
Post tense - I had a great Dong
Pre tense - Going for a Dang tomorrow


Past tense - I had a dang good ding
flatchat
flatchat
WA
92 posts
WA, 92 posts
22 Apr 2022 5:33pm



Apparently Batman calls it his Ding Batmobile.
Sputnik11
Sputnik11
VIC
972 posts
VIC, 972 posts
24 Apr 2022 10:28am
DWF said..
WING


I saw wing as well.
colas
colas
5379 posts
5379 posts
25 Apr 2022 12:35pm
"Wing" is really too ambiguous. Especially when we call the sail and the foil both "wings". I was toying with the idea of mixing words to get something new, short, and pronounceable:
- FRee wING = Fring?
- FLying wIng = Fling?
...

Ideas?
goggo
goggo
378 posts
378 posts
25 Apr 2022 4:37pm
colas said..
"Wing" is really too ambiguous. Especially when we call the sail and the foil both "wings". I was toying with the idea of mixing words to get something new, short, and pronounceable:
- FRee wING = Fring?
- FLying wIng = Fling?
...

Ideas?


My Mrs is convinced I am having a fling with a bird called Foilina.
FoilingPicasso
FoilingPicasso
13 posts
13 posts
26 Apr 2022 5:27pm
juandesooka said..
I believe the correct nomenclature is "I am going wingadingalinging". Which can be shortened to "dingalinging" or just "dinging", if among friends.

I say winging or wingsurfing, since my focus is waves. Wingfoiling is more specific, though some people use wings on skateboards, snowboards, sups, etc.

When talking to non-players, I tend to just say "windsurfing", saves some pointless questions.


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