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Definitions by Zanny

The part of a catameran that keeps it afloat on the water. A catameran has two pontoons that are shaped like canoes. They are connected by a platform that the person sailing the boat sits on.
Without pontoons, a catameran would not be able to sail.
pontoon by zanny May 26, 2004
Another term for a cowboy or a person that has any association to horses. They are usually picked out of a crowd by their cowboy hats, baseball caps and wranglers.
If you went to Willits High School you would definitely know a lot of hicks.
hick by zanny May 26, 2004

edumacation 

Used to refer to an education that someone received at a crappy school, or a lack of education all together.
I received my edumacation at Willits High School.
edumacation by zanny May 26, 2004

Tree Nine 

A legendary tree at UC Santa Cruz located above College Nine. The story goes something like this: There once was a young girl who had just turned nine years old. On her ninth birthday she took a walk in the woods that today lie at the top of the UCSC campus. Along her way she found an enormous pine tree that reached high above all the other trees around it. She was fascinated by the spiraling formation of the branches as her gaze moved up to the tippy top of the tree. Being the adventurous girl that she was, she decided to climb to the top. She got all the way to the top and was amazed at the beautiful sight. She could see all the way across the bay to Monteray. As this girl, on her ninth birthday, was descending Tree Nine, her foot took a fatal slip and she fell all the way to the bottom, hitting nine branches along the way. The impact of this great fall killed her, and it is said to this day that if one goes to Tree Nine, they can sometimes see her hiding in the spiraling branches.
If you believe in ghost stories, don't climb Tree Nine!
Tree Nine by zanny May 26, 2004

the falling leaf 

When someone is first learning how to snowboard and they are scared shittless to attempt carving, so they go all the way down the slope on their heal side by first heading downhill with their dominant foot, and then their other foot, immitating the motion of a falling leaf.
Sarah was tired of falling on her ass every time she tried to carve, so she just did the falling leaf all the way down the slope.
the falling leaf by zanny May 26, 2004

snow plowing 

When someone goes all the way down the ski slope on their snowboard on their heal side, taking the mountain with them.
When Jack found himself amongst an entire slope of moguls he gave up on carving and snow plowed down the mountain.
snow plowing by zanny May 26, 2004
A snowboarding term. It is when a snowboarder is going down the slope with his back to the mountain.
After a day of snowboarding my calves were killing me from boarding so much on my heelside.
heelside by zanny May 26, 2004