hang ten

hang ten (third-person singular simple present hangs ten, present participle hanging ten, simple past and past participle hung ten)

1. (surfing) To perform a stunt on a longboard in which a surfer moves to the front of the board and rides with ten toes extended out over the nose, after positioning the board so the back of it is covered and held in place by a wave.
   • 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

     Mike smiled and said, "Yeah, man, hang 10."

• hang five

hang ten (plural hang tens)

1. (surfing) This type of longboard move.