Planking

What does planking mean?

Lying face down and straight like a plank

A fad where people think it's funny to lay face down on the ground or on another object and take a picture; called planking because the body position is straight and stiff like a board.

Example

Check out me planking on top of my mailbox! The pic is up on my Facebook page!
A woman planking on an escalator
A woman planking on an escalator
A man planking on a tiger
A man planking on a tiger

Related Slang

TebowingGetting in a position of praying
SelteringSticking out your rear in a fitness pose
WhalingActing like a breaching whale
SwattingCreating a false emergency to get a SWAT team to respond
JookinFootwork-based dance move

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Updated April 6, 2016

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