rollerbladingn.
/ˈrəʊləbleɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊlərˌbleɪdɪŋ/ Originally North American.
The sport or pastime of roller skating on Rollerblades. Cf. in-line skating n. at in-line n. and adj. Additions.
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roller skating1866
wheel-skating1875
skating1876
rollering1880
in-line skating1987
rollerblading1988
1988 Maclean's (Olympics Issue) Feb. 112/1 Sessions of ‘roller blading’, in which skaters tackle hilly roads on modified roller skates.
1993 Chicago Tribune 4 Jan. b5/1 It's called ‘slide aerobics’ and it's like speed skating or Rollerblading, only you go nowhere except from side to side.
1999 Independent 7 Jan. i. 21/1 In those days..mountain biking, snow-boarding, rollerblading,..and so many other modern action options were yet to hit the scene.
2009 Melbourne Yarra Leader (Nexis) 27 Apr. 14 Their memories will scoot immediately to a certain young man with an eyebrow ring and penchant for rollerblading.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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