Words & TermsSport and recreation
shark biscuit
A bodyboard, bodyboarder or inexperienced surfer, depending on context.
In a sentence
The experienced surfers teased the beginner as a shark biscuit.
Where it came from
Macquarie explicitly documents the Australian beach/surf slang and its multiple senses.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established