ski-bobbing

noun

a winter-sport vehicle for riding downhill over snow, often used at mountain resorts, that runs on a fixed ski and has a much shorter, pivoting front ski steered by handlebars, with the rider sitting as on a bicycle and usually wearing miniskis to assist in balancing the vehicle.

Origin:
1965–70; ski + bob(sled)

Related forms

ski·bob·ber, noun

ski·bob·bing, noun

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skibob (ˈskiːbɒb)

—n
	a vehicle made of two short skis, the forward one having a steering handle and the rear one supporting a low seat, for gliding down snow slopes

[C20: from ski + bob². See bobsleigh]

'skibobber

—n

'skibobbing

—n

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