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Fakie vs Jakie - What's the difference?

fakie | jakie |

As nouns the difference between fakie and jakie

is that fakie is the riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance while jakie is a South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult form.

As an adjective fakie

is performed using the fakie stance.

fakie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (skateboarding, snowboarding) The riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.
  • The act of riding a BMX bicycle backwards and pedalling with the sprocket movement while moving backwards, then turning the bars away from the desired direction and sliding out so as to ride forwards again.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a trick) Performed using the fakie stance.

    • jakie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa , remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult form.

    • Synonyms

    * paradoxical frog (Webster 1913) ----