surf's up

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Something exciting is happening or about to happen

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có điều gì đó thú vị xảy ra hoặc sắp xảy ra

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: the surf is up, referring to high waves
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Surf's up, let's go catch some waves!

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “surf's up” mean?

Something exciting is happening or about to happen Literally: the surf is up, referring to high waves

Is “surf's up” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time