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A graceful U-turn at full speed, the surfer's polite argument with momentum.
means A sharp change of direction back toward the wave's power source, or a reduction in budget, staff, or output.
from Plain English compound of cut and back, snapping into surfing slang mid-20th century and corporate memos soon after.
Surf physicsRedirects you toward the breaking pocket's energy.
Budget cousinBoardrooms cut back what oceans never apologize for.
Hyphen dramaCut-back, cutback, cut back: all argue about timing.