To ride ocean waves using only one's body without a surfboard, swimming and positioning yourself to move with the wave.
Compound verb of 'body' and 'surf,' emerging in the 20th century as a distinct water sport variation. This term describes the practice of surfing without equipment, using your body's buoyancy and positioning.
Bodysurfing is the purest form of surfing because you're working directly with the ocean's energy using just your body as an interface—it's like the difference between reading about swimming and actually jumping in the water.
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