How do you crowd surf

You are a leaf on the wind. If you insist on showing off your hops, consider that the higher you go, the harder you fall.

Being strapped into a gurney. See the picture atop this post? Try to do better. Surprising, maybe, given the aggressive shows that usually lend themselves to stage dives, but we digress. Give the finger? Go full Stone Cold and crush the beer you might be holding?

Want to know my biggest pet peeve? Being in an otherwise raucous, physical but fun mosh pit only to be booted in the neck, from behind, by someone who had his or her friends hoist them from the middle or back of the crowd. If you want to float along safely and enjoy the ride, you should probably not work against the element of surprise. Getting tired? First Known Use of crowd-surf , in the meaning defined above.

Learn More About crowd-surf. Time Traveler for crowd-surf The first known use of crowd-surf was in See more words from the same year. Statistics for crowd-surf Look-up Popularity.

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Need even more definitions? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms The same, but different. In all fairness, yes, there are right and wrong ways to crowd surf.

It all hurts. No flips, no trying to get recognized by the band members, no being super obnoxious before the final descent. Crowd surfing helps people find a sense of community and feel a deeper connection to the music. Skylar De Paul covers music. Contact her at [email protected]. Tweet her at skylardepaul. We're an independent, student-run newsroom.