paipo

Etymology
Coined by the surfer Wallace Froiseth, possibly misheard or misspelled from +.

Noun

 * 1) Any prone-ridden surf-craft that is neither an inflatable mat nor a traditional finless soft bodyboard.

Usage notes

 * The original paipos were finless wooden boards developed in Hawaii. By the 1960s the world of paipo had grown to include small foam/fiberglass bellyboards with surfboard fins. Both types still exist today, though in very small numbers.