Complete Skateboarding Trick Glossary

The basics

• Backside 180: A 180-degree turn with the skateboard while rotating your body backside.
• Backside 360: A full 360-degree spin of both your body and board in the backside direction.
• Backside Caballerial: A fakie 360-degree spin in the backside direction, without the ollie.
• Backside Half Cab: A 180-degree turn performed fakie with a backside rotation.
• Fakie Ollie: An ollie performed while riding fakie (backward).
• Frontside 180: A 180-degree turn with the skateboard while rotating your body frontside.
• Frontside 360: A full 360-degree spin of both your body and board in the frontside direction.
• Frontside Caballerial: A fakie 360-degree spin in the frontside direction, without the ollie.
• Frontside Half Cab: A 180-degree turn performed fakie with a frontside rotation.
• Kickturn: A quick pivot on the back wheels, turning the board 180 degrees.
• Nollie: An ollie performed from the nose of the skateboard.
• Nollie Backside 180: A nollie combined with a backside 180-degree rotation.
• Nollie Backside 360: A nollie combined with a full backside 360-degree rotation.
• Nollie Frontside 180: A nollie combined with a frontside 180-degree rotation.
• Nollie Frontside 360: A nollie combined with a full frontside 360-degree rotation.
• Ollie: The foundational jump where the skateboarder pops the tail and leaps with the board.
• Ollie North: An ollie where the front foot is kicked off the nose of the board.
• Ollie South: An ollie where the back foot is kicked off the tail of the board.
• Powerslide: A slide performed by rotating the board sideways while in motion.
• Switch Backside 180: A 180-degree backside rotation while riding switch stance.
• Switch Backside 360: A full 360-degree backside rotation while riding switch stance.
• Switch Frontside 180: A 180-degree frontside rotation while riding switch stance.
• Switch Frontside 360: A full 360-degree frontside rotation while riding switch stance.
• Switch Ollie: An ollie performed while riding switch stance.
• Tic-Tac: A series of small turns, using the back wheels to pivot left and right.

Flip and shove-it tricks

• 360 Flip: A kickflip combined with a 360-degree shove-it.
• 360 Hardflip: A hardflip combined with a 360-degree shove-it.
• 360 Ollie Heelflip: A heelflip combined with a 360-degree ollie rotation.
• 360 Ollie Kickflip: A kickflip combined with a 360-degree ollie rotation.
• 360 Pop Shove-it: A 360-degree rotation of the board without flipping.
• 360 Shuvit: A 360-degree rotation of the board without popping the tail.
• 540 Flip: A kickflip combined with a 540-degree shove-it.
• 720 Flip: A kickflip combined with a 720-degree shove-it.
• Alpha Flip: A frontside 180 combined with a varial kickflip.
• Anti Casper Flip: A half Casper flip followed by a kickflip.
• Backside Bigspin: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a 180-degree backside body spin.
• Backside Flip: A backside 180 combined with a kickflip.
• Backside Half Cab Heelflip: A fakie backside 180 with a heelflip.
• Backside Half Cab Kickflip: A fakie backside 180 with a kickflip.
• Backside Heelflip: A backside 180 combined with a heelflip.
• Backside Kickflip: A backside 180 combined with a kickflip.
• Big Heelflip: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a heelflip.
• Bigflip: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a kickflip.
• Biggerflip: A 540-degree shove-it combined with a kickflip.
• Biggerspin: A 540-degree shove-it combined with a 180-degree body spin.
• Bigspin: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a 180-degree body spin.
• Bubble Flip: A shove-it combined with a late kickflip.
• Bullflip: A hardflip combined with a frontside body varial.
• Caballerial Flip: A fakie 360 combined with a kickflip.
• Camel Flip: A laser flip combined with a body varial.
• Casper Flip: A half kickflip into a Casper stance, followed by another half kickflip.
• Daydream Flip: A laser flip combined with a body varial.
• De Comply: A no comply combined with a kickflip.
• Disco Flip: A heelflip combined with a frontside body varial.
• Double Heelflip: A heelflip where the board flips twice.
• Double Kickflip: A kickflip where the board flips twice.
• Dragon Flip: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a double kickflip.
• Fakie 360 Flip: A 360 flip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie 360 Hardflip: A 360 hardflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Backside Bigspin: A backside bigspin performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Backside Pop Shove-it: A backside pop shove-it performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Frontside Bigspin: A frontside bigspin performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Frontside Pop Shove-it: A frontside pop shove-it performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Hardflip: A hardflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Heelflip: A heelflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Inward Heelflip: An inward heelflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Kickflip: A kickflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Varial Heelflip: A varial heelflip performed while riding fakie.
• Fakie Varial Kickflip: A varial kickflip performed while riding fakie.
• Feather Flip: A hardflip combined with a frontside body varial.
• Fingerflip: A flip initiated by flicking the board with the fingers.
• Forward Flip: A front flip with the board while popping the nose.
• Front Foot Impossible: A wrap of the board around the front foot, flipping it vertically.
• Frontside 360 Pop Shove it: A 360-degree frontside rotation of the board without flipping.
• Frontside Bigspin: A 360-degree frontside shove-it combined with a 180-degree body spin.
• Frontside Flip: A frontside 180 combined with a kickflip.
• Frontside Half Cab Heelflip: A fakie frontside 180 with a heelflip.
• Frontside Half Cab Kickflip: A fakie frontside 180 with a kickflip.
• Frontside Heelflip: A frontside 180 combined with a heelflip.
• Frontside Kickflip: A frontside 180 combined with a kickflip.
• Frontside Pop Shove-it: A frontside 180-degree shove-it without flipping the board.
• Gazelle Flip: A 540-degree body spin combined with a 360-degree flip.
• Gazelle Spin: A 540-degree body spin combined with a 360-degree shove-it.
• Ghetto Bird: A hardflip combined with a backside 180.
• Gingersnap: A backside pop shove-it combined with a late underflip.
• Grape Flip: A varial heelflip combined with a body varial.
• Half Cab: A fakie backside 180.
• Handstand Flip: A flip initiated from a handstand position.
• Hardflip: A frontside shove-it combined with a kickflip.
• Haslam Flip: A frontside bigspin combined with a late kickflip.
• Heelflip: A flip where the board rotates 360 degrees along its axis, initiated by the heel.
• Hospital Flip: A kickflip followed by a half-flip back to the original stance.
• Illusion Flip: A hardflip where the board’s rotation is hard to distinguish.
• Impossible: A vertical flip where the board wraps around the back foot.
• Inward Heelflip: A backside shove-it combined with a heelflip.
• Jesus Flip: A kickflip performed during a manual.
• Kickback Flip: A kickflip combined with a late backfoot varial.
• Kickflip: A flip where the board rotates 360 degrees along its axis, initiated by the front foot.
• Kiwi Flip: A heelflip combined with a frontside body varial.
• Laser Flip: A 360-degree heelflip combined with a frontside shove-it.
• Late Kickflip: A kickflip initiated late after an ollie.
• Nerd Flip: A shove-it combined with a late front foot underflip.
• Nightmare Flip: A double kickflip combined with a 180-degree shove-it.
• No Comply: A trick where the front foot plants on the ground while the back foot pops the board.
• Nollie 360 Flip: A 360 flip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie 360 Hardflip: A 360 hardflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie 360 Pop Shove-it: A 360 pop shove-it performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Backside Bigspin: A backside bigspin performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Backside Heelflip: A backside heelflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Backside Kickflip: A backside kickflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Backside Pop Shove-it: A backside pop shove-it performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Frontside Bigspin: A frontside bigspin performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Frontside Heelflip: A frontside heelflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Frontside Kickflip: A frontside kickflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Frontside Pop Shove-it: A frontside pop shove-it performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Hardflip: A hardflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Heelflip: A heelflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Impossible: An impossible performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Inward Heelflip: An inward heelflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Kickflip: A kickflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Laser Flip: A laser flip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Varial Heelflip: A varial heelflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Nollie Varial Kickflip: A varial kickflip performed from a nollie stance.
• Ollie North: An ollie where the front foot is kicked off the nose of the board.
• Ollie South: An ollie where the back foot is kicked off the tail of the board.
• Orange Flip: A frontside flip combined with a late backfoot underflip.
• Plasma Spin: A 360-degree shove-it combined with a body varial.
• Pressure Flip: A flip initiated solely by the pressure of the back foot, without a pop.
• Rail Flip: A flip initiated from a rail stand (board balanced on its edge).
• Semi Flip: A kickflip combined with a late shove-it.
• Sex Change: A kickflip combined with a body varial.
• Shuvit: A 180-degree horizontal spin of the board without flipping.
• Sigma Flip: A varial kickflip combined with a body varial.
• Switch 360 Flip: A 360 flip performed in switch stance.
• Switch 360 Hardflip: A 360 hardflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Backside Bigspin: A backside bigspin performed in switch stance.
• Switch Backside Heelflip: A backside heelflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Backside Kickflip: A backside kickflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Backside Pop Shove-it: A backside pop shove-it performed in switch stance.
• Switch Frontside Bigspin: A frontside bigspin performed in switch stance.
• Switch Frontside Heelflip: A frontside heelflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Frontside Kickflip: A frontside kickflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Frontside Pop Shove-it: A frontside pop shove-it performed in switch stance.
• Switch Hardflip: A hardflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Heelflip: A heelflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Inward Heelflip: An inward heelflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Kickflip: A kickflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Laser Flip: A laser flip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Varial Heelflip: A varial heelflip performed in switch stance.
• Switch Varial Kickflip: A varial kickflip performed in switch stance.
• Toeflip: A flip initiated by flicking the board with the toes.
• Triple Kickflip: A kickflip where the board flips three times.
• Underflip: A flip initiated by flicking the board with the underside of the foot.
• Varial Heelflip: A frontside shove-it combined with a heelflip.
• Varial Kickflip: A backside shove-it combined with a kickflip.

Grind and slide tricks

• 50-50 Grind: A grind where both trucks are on the ledge or rail.
• Backside 5-0: A grind on the back truck only, with a backside approach.
• Backside 50-50: A grind where both trucks are on the ledge or rail with a backside approach.
• Backside Bluntslide: A slide on the tail while the nose is elevated, with a backside approach.
• Backside Boardslide: A slide with the middle of the board, approached from the backside.
• Backside Crooked: A grind on the front truck only, with a backside approach and the board at an angle.
• Backside Feeble: A grind on the back truck while the front truck hangs below the ledge or rail, with a backside approach.
• Backside Lipslide: A slide where the tail crosses over the rail or ledge, with a backside approach.
• Backside Noseblunt Slide: A slide on the nose while the tail is elevated, with a backside approach.
• Backside Nosegrind: A grind on the front truck only, with a backside approach.
• Backside Noseslide: A slide with the nose on the ledge or rail, with a backside approach.
• Backside Overcrook: A grind on the front truck with an over-rotated angle, with a backside approach.
• Backside Salad: A grind on the back truck with the front truck hanging below, similar to a feeble, with a backside approach.
• Backside Smith: A grind on the back truck while the front truck is dipped below the ledge or rail, with a backside approach.
• Backside Suski: A grind on the back truck with the front truck raised, with a backside approach.
• Backside Tailslide: A slide with the tail on the ledge or rail, with a backside approach.
• Barley Grind: A combination of a smith grind and a backside boardslide.
• Bertlemann Slide: A slide performed on the ground by leaning the board sideways.
• Bluntslide: A slide on the tail while the nose is elevated.
• Boardslide: A slide with the middle of the board along a rail or ledge.
• Casper Slide: A slide on the board’s edge while holding it in a Casper stance.
• Crail Slide: A slide with one hand grabbing the nose of the board.
• Crooked Grind: A grind on the front truck only, with the board at an angle.
• Darkslide: A slide performed on the board’s griptape side, with the trucks facing upward.
• Feeble Grind: A grind on the back truck while the front truck hangs below the ledge or rail.
• Frontside 5-0: A grind on the back truck only, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside 50-50: A grind where both trucks are on the ledge or rail with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Bluntslide: A slide on the tail while the nose is elevated, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Boardslide: A slide with the middle of the board, approached from the frontside.
• Frontside Crooked: A grind on the front truck only, with a frontside approach and the board at an angle.
• Frontside Feeble: A grind on the back truck while the front truck hangs below the ledge or rail, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Lipslide: A slide where the tail crosses over the rail or ledge, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Noseblunt Slide: A slide on the nose while the tail is elevated, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Nosegrind: A grind on the front truck only, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Noseslide: A slide with the nose on the ledge or rail, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Overcrook: A grind on the front truck with an over-rotated angle, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Salad: A grind on the back truck with the front truck hanging below, similar to a feeble, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Smith: A grind on the back truck while the front truck is dipped below the ledge or rail, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Suski: A grind on the back truck with the front truck raised, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Tailslide: A slide with the tail on the ledge or rail, with a frontside approach.
• Hurricane: A grind that starts in a frontside 180 into a smith grind.
• Hurricane Grind: A grind that starts in a backside 180 into a smith grind.
• Layback Grind: A grind performed while leaning back with one hand on the ledge or rail.
• Lipslide: A slide where the tail crosses over the rail or ledge before sliding.
• Nail Slide: A slide performed on the nose of the board.
• Noseblunt Slide: A slide on the nose while the tail is elevated.
• Nosegrind: A grind on the front truck only.
• Noseslide: A slide with the nose on the ledge or rail.
• Overcrook Grind: A grind on the front truck with an over-rotated angle.
• Overturn: A grind where the board turns over during the slide.
• Primo Grind: A grind performed on the board’s edge with the wheels facing upward.
• Salad Grind: A grind on the back truck with the front truck hanging below, similar to a feeble.
• Slash Grind: A quick grind on the coping or edge.
• Smith Grind: A grind on the back truck while the front truck is dipped below the ledge or rail.
• Suski Grind: A grind on the back truck with the front truck raised.
• Tailblock Grind: A grind performed while balancing on the tail.
• Tailslide: A slide with the tail on the ledge or rail.
• Willy Grind: A grind where the front truck is over the edge while the back truck grinds.

Air, grab, bowl, and ramp tricks

• 540: A 540-degree spin in the air.
• 720: A 720-degree spin in the air.
• 900: A 900-degree spin in the air.
• Airwalk: A grab trick where both feet leave the board and the rider kicks out.
• Axle Drop-In: Dropping in with both trucks on the coping.
• Backside Axle Stall: A stall with both trucks on the coping, approached from the backside.
• Backside Crooked Stall: A stall on the front truck only, with a backside approach.
• Backside Disaster: A backside 180 into a stall with the board on the coping.
• Backside Feeble Stall: A stall on the back truck with the front truck hanging below, with a backside approach.
• Backside Hurricane Stall: A backside 180 into a smith grind stall.
• Backside Pivot Stall: A pivot on the back truck while stalling on the coping, with a backside approach.
• Backside Rock ‘n’ roll: A stall with the board over the coping, followed by a backside 180 out.
• Backside Smith Stall: A stall on the back truck with the front truck dipped below, with a backside approach.
• Backside Tail Stall: A stall with the tail on the coping, with a backside approach.
• Benihana: A grab trick where the back foot leaves the board while grabbing the tail.
• Blunt Stall 180 Out: A stall on the tail with the nose elevated, followed by a 180-degree turn out.
• Blunt Stall Pull Back: A stall on the tail with the nose elevated, followed by pulling the board back to the ramp.
• Blunt Stall to Fakie: A stall on the tail with the nose elevated, followed by rolling back down in fakie.
• Body Jar: A frontside air where the back foot is brought up to the body, grabbing the tail.
• Cannonball: A grab trick where both hands grab the nose and tail of the board.
• Christ Air: A grab trick where the rider extends both arms and legs while holding the board.
• Crail Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the nose of the board.
• Creeper: A trick where the rider crouches low and rolls on the board.
• Crossbone: A method air where the front leg is boned out and the back leg is bent.
• Delmar Indy: A backside air with an indy grab where the knees are brought together.
• Double Grab: A grab trick where both hands grab the board, usually at the nose and tail.
• Drop-In: Rolling into a ramp from the coping.
• Fakie Noseblunt Stall: A stall on the nose with the tail elevated, approached from fakie.
• Fakie Rock: A rock to fakie, performed in fakie stance.
• Fakie Tail Stall: A stall with the tail on the coping, approached from fakie.
• Frigid Air: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the front of the board and the back leg is kicked out.
• Frontside Air: An aerial maneuver performed with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Axle Stall: A stall with both trucks on the coping, approached from the frontside.
• Frontside Crooked Stall: A stall on the front truck only, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Disaster: A frontside 180 into a stall with the board on the coping.
• Frontside Feeble Stall: A stall on the back truck with the front truck hanging below, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Hurricane Stall: A frontside 180 into a smith grind stall.
• Frontside Nose Pick: A stall where the nose of the board is placed on the coping, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Noseblunt Stall: A stall on the nose with the tail elevated, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Pivot Stall: A pivot on the back truck while stalling on the coping, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Rock ‘n’ roll: A stall with the board over the coping, followed by a frontside 180 out.
• Frontside Smith Stall: A stall on the back truck with the front truck dipped below, with a frontside approach.
• Frontside Sugarcane Stall: A stall where the back truck is on the coping and the board is twisted inward.
• Frontside Sweeper: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the nose of the board while sweeping the front leg.
• Frontside Tail Stall: A stall with the tail on the coping, with a frontside approach.
• Grosman Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the tail and the front hand grabs the nose.
• Helipop: A fakie 360-degree spin with a backside approach.
• Indy: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the middle of the board.
• Indy Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the middle of the board, usually during an aerial.
• Invert: A handplant on the coping with the body inverted.
• Japan Air: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the nose and the back leg is bent under the board.
• Judo Air: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the front of the board and the front leg is kicked out.
• Lien Air: A frontside air where the front hand grabs the nose of the board.
• Madonna: A one-footed frontside air where the front leg is kicked out.
• McTwist: A 540-degree aerial spin with a backflip.
• Melancholy Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the heel edge of the board.
• Melon: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the heel edge of the board.
• Method Air: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the heel edge of the board and the knees are bent.
• Mute Air: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the toe edge of the board.
• Nose Grab: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the nose of the board.
• Nose Pick: A stall where the nose of the board is placed on the coping.
• Nose Stall: A stall where the nose of the board is placed on the coping.
• Nosebone: A grab trick where the front leg is boned out and the back leg is bent.
• Nuclear Grab: A grab trick where the front hand grabs the tail of the board.
• Riverdance: A trick where the rider steps off the board and taps the ground before jumping back on.
• Roastbeef Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the toe edge of the board.
• Rock to Fakie: A stall on the coping with the nose over, then rolling back down in fakie.
• Rocket Air: A grab trick where both legs are straightened and the board is angled upward.
• Sacktap: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the tail and taps it against the ground.
• Sal Flip: A frontside flip with a body varial.
• Saran Wrap: A grab trick where the front leg is swung around the board.
• Seatbelt Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the front edge of the board.
• Slob Air: A frontside air where the front hand grabs the nose of the board.
• Stalefish Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the heel edge of the board.
• Stallfish: A stall where the back hand grabs the heel edge of the board.
• Stiffy: A grab trick where both legs are straightened during the air.
• Superman Grab: A grab trick where the rider extends both arms and legs while holding the board.
• Tail Grab: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the tail of the board.
• Tailbone: A grab trick where the back hand grabs the tail and the back leg is boned out.
• Tuck Knee: A grab trick where the front knee is tucked into the chest.

Footplant tricks

• Bean Plant: A footplant where the front foot is planted while grabbing the board with the back hand.
• Egg Plant: A handplant on the coping with the front hand.
• Fastplant: A footplant where the front foot is planted on the ground while the back foot stays on the board.
• Gymnast Plant: A handplant where both hands are placed on the coping.
• Ho-Ho: A handplant where both hands are placed on the coping, with the body inverted.
• Layback Air: An aerial maneuver where the rider leans back and places one hand on the coping.
• Miller Flip: A handplant followed by a backflip.
• Power Ollie: A high ollie performed with extra force.
• Sad Plant: A footplant where the back foot is planted on the ground while the front foot stays on the board.
• Staple Gun: A footplant where the back foot is planted on the coping while the front foot stays on the board.
• Texas Plant: A footplant where the front foot is planted on the ground while the back foot stays on the board.
• Texas Two-Step: A footplant where the rider steps off the board twice before landing back on.

Balance tricks

• Manual: Balancing on the back wheels of the board while moving.
• Nose Manual: Balancing on the front wheels of the board while moving.
• One Foot Manual: A manual performed with one foot off the board.
• One Wheel Manual: A manual performed with only one wheel touching the ground.

Miscellaneous freestyle and old school tricks

• Acid Drop: Dropping into a ramp without ollieing.
• Alley Oop: A spin performed in the opposite direction of the rider’s movement.
• Backside Boneless: A backside 180 combined with a boneless.
• Backside Wallride: Riding up a wall with a backside approach.
• Body Varial: A spin of the body while the board remains stationary.
• Boneless: A trick where the front foot steps off the board and then jumps back on.
• Caveman: Jumping onto the board while holding it, then landing with both feet on the deck.
• Coffin: Riding the board while lying down on your back.
• Daffy: Riding with one foot on the nose of one board and the other foot on the tail of another.
• Firecracker: Riding down a set of stairs, letting the tail of the board hit each step.
• Flamingo: A one-footed no comply where the back foot wraps around the board.
• Frontside Boneless: A frontside 180 combined with a boneless.
• Frontside Wallride: Riding up a wall with a frontside approach.
• Hang Ten: Placing both feet on the nose of the board while riding.
• Hippie Jump: Jumping off the board while it rolls under an obstacle, then landing back on.
• Pogo: Balancing on the tail of the board while holding it vertical.
• Primo Stall: Balancing on the edge of the board with the wheels facing upward.
• Roll In: Rolling into a ramp from the flat ground.
• Strawberry Milkshake: A trick where the board is spun on the ground while the rider steps over it.
• Street Plant: A handplant performed on flat ground.
• Wallie: A trick where the rider ollies up a wall without using the tail to pop.