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abubaca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abuba-ca
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A classic ramp trick where a rider goes up a ramp, stalls with their back wheel on the coping, leans back, and then hops backward off the ramp to land in a fakie (riding backward) and roll away, essentially reversing the momentum of a fufanu.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of abubaca.

Etymology

Named by BMX rider Ron Wilkerson after a character played by Gary Coleman on the 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

Inflected Forms

abubacas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fufanu

Questions

What does abubaca mean?
A classic ramp trick where a rider goes up a ramp, stalls with their back wheel on the coping, leans back, and then hops backward off the ramp to land in a fakie (riding backward) and roll away, essentially reversing the momentum of a fufanu.
Where does abubaca come from?
Named by BMX rider Ron Wilkerson after a character played by Gary Coleman on the 1980s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.

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