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8 skate terms starting with P.
- Plaza An open urban spot with several skateable obstacles (stairs, rails, ledges).
- Pool coping Concrete (not metal) coping typical of bowls and pools. Rougher, slows the grind down.
- Pop The board's ability to "jump" when you snap the tail. It's what lets you do high ollies.
- Pop Shove-it Trick where the board spins 180° horizontally (seen from above) without your body turning. Your back foot "scoops" the board.
- Poser Someone who dresses like a skater but doesn't even skate. A classic 90s insult.
- Pumping Generating speed on a ramp by flexing your knees and driving with your body, without putting a foot down.
- Pumptrack A closed loop of rollers and banked turns where you build speed by pumping, never pushing.
- Pyramid A four-sided sloped structure forming a pyramid. Lets you hit tricks in any direction.