"surfari" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɜː(ɹ)ˈfɑːɹi/ Audio: En-us-surfari.oga Forms: surfaris [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi Etymology: Blend of surf + safari. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|surf|safari}} Blend of surf + safari Head templates: {{en-noun}} surfari (plural surfaris)
  1. A hunt for good surfing conditions.
    Sense id: en-surfari-en-noun-ejoAX8R8 Categories (other): English blends, Surfing Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49 Disambiguation of Surfing: 86 14
  2. The surfers on such a hunt.
    Sense id: en-surfari-en-noun-N1ASopax Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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