Etymology:
- Originally used in surfing to say there are good waves for surfing and one should get ready to ride them. This likely resulted in the later idiomatic use: to get ready for something.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
Additional definitions for 'surf's up':
| surf's up | It's time. |
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O surfe está excelente
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