buttcheck

English

Alternative forms

• butt-check
• butt check

Etymology

butt +‎ check.

Noun

buttcheck (plural buttchecks)

1. (US, snowboarding) the act of putting one's behind down to check a fall, while staying sliding along the snow on the snowboard

Verb

buttcheck (third-person singular simple present buttchecks, present participle buttchecking, simple past and past participle buttchecked)

1. (US, snowboarding) to put one's behind down to check a fall, while staying sliding along the snow on the snowboard

Usage notes

If the snowboard leaves the snow or is no longer sliding while the butt is on the snow, it is a fall and not a buttcheck.