taco out
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A surfboard bends in half like a taco shell when something hits it very hard
Literal meaning: To bend like a taco — the food item provides the visual metaphor for the U-shaped deformation.
Meanings
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idiomatic
slang
(Surfing slang) For a surfboard to violently fold or bend under the force of a wave, resembling the curved shape of a taco
"The wave caught the nose and the board completely tacoed out — totally ruined."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Very niche surfing and extreme sports slang. Rarely appears outside surfing communities or sports equipment discussions. Also occasionally used figuratively for any object folding in a curved shape.
Commonly used with
board surfboard deck fin wave wipeout
Forms
Base
taco out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tacos out
he/she/it
Past simple
tacoed out
yesterday
Past participle
tacoed out
have + pp
-ing form
tacoing out
continuous
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