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Boof: /bo͞of/ ~ noun, verb ~ informal, A type of paddle stroke used to bounce a kayak over an obstacle in the river.
Hole: /hōl/ ~ noun ~ informal, A hydraulic feature in a river's current that can trap a boat, often dangerous.
Bootie: /ˈbo͞odē/ ~ noun ~ informal, Footwear worn by boaters while the water. Innocent piece of gear until when used to "bootie" a beer after a swim, e.g. pouring an entire beer into a bootie and chugging it.
Swim: /swim/ ~ verb ~ informal, Pulling your spray skirt and abandoning ship after capsizing in a rapid. Usually results in other carnage and plenty of comments from your friends.
Trent and Knox might be goofballs - but we promise on the river they're the real deal. Eric Parker photo.
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Groover: /ɡro͞ovr/ ~ noun ~ informal, The toilet used by overnight whitewater expeditions. A glorified and very stinky bucket.
Beater: /ˈbēdər/ ~ noun ~ informal, 1. A kayaker that has no idea what they are doing, or 2. An experienced kayaker getting beat down by a particular section of river.
Brown claw: /brounˌklô/ ~ noun ~ informal, A gang-sign-like hand gesture signifying that a kayaker just "ran the sh*t," originated from the OG East-Coast-based kayak crew known as Demshitz.
