countersurf

English

Verb

countersurf (third-person singular simple present countersurfs, present participle countersurfing, simple past and past participle countersurfed)

1. Alternative form of counter surf
   • 2006, Patty Dobbs Gross, The Golden Bridge:

     Keep all food items off the kitchen countertops from the very beginning, so your puppy won't want to "countersurf."

   • 2010, Pat Miller, Do Over Dogs:

     Wait untilthe dog is otherwise engaged—sniffing the floor, looking out a window, countersurfing on a table—and not near a human.

   • 2010, Dog Fancy Magazine, Labrador Retriever, page 138:

     Behaviors that respond well to the three-step process are those where the dog does something in order to get good stuff. He jumps up to get attention. He countersurfs because he finds good stuff on counters.

   • 2012, Susan Orlean, Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, page 282:

     “Hey,” she scolded, “quit your countersurfing.”