What is the difference between NBD and ABD?

NBD means "Never Been Done" — a trick that has not yet been landed at a given spot. ABD means "Already Been Done" — a trick that someone has already landed there. The moment an NBD is landed and documented, it becomes an ABD.

How do you get an NBD?

You get an NBD by being the first to land a particular trick at a particular obstacle and proving it on video. Because NBDs are firsts, they are usually filmed so the skate community can verify and credit the landing.

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What Does NBD Mean in Skateboarding?

Q: What does NBD mean in skateboarding?

NBD stands for "Never Been Done." It is a skateboarding trick, line, or combination that has never been landed at a specific spot or obstacle before. Landing an NBD means you are the first person ever to do that trick there.

In skateboarding, NBD stands for “Never Been Done.” It’s a trick, line, or combo that nobody has ever landed at a particular spot or obstacle. Pull off an NBD and you’re the first person in history to do it there.

The short answer

NBD = “Never Been Done.” Skaters use it to describe a trick that hasn’t been landed yet at a specific spot — a particular rail, gap, ledge, set of stairs, or transition. It’s one of the highest compliments in skateboarding, because claiming an NBD means you did something first. No footage of anyone else doing it exists, because no one else has.

You’ll see it written as NBD, “an NBD,” or in captions like “first try NBD” when a skater lands something brand new.

NBD vs. ABD

The flip side of NBD is ABD — “Already Been Done.” If someone has already landed a trick at a spot, that trick is ABD there. The two terms are a pair:

NBD (Never Been Done) — no one has landed it at this spot yet. It’s up for grabs.
ABD (Already Been Done) — someone has landed it here before, and it’s on record.

Here’s the key part: the moment an NBD is landed and documented, it becomes an ABD. Skateboarding history is basically the running list of NBDs turning into ABDs, spot by spot, trick by trick.

Why NBDs matter

Skateboarding has always been about progression — doing what hasn’t been done. An NBD is proof of that progression at a real, named place. It’s why skaters obsess over famous spots: an NBD at a legendary set of stairs or handrail carries far more weight than the same trick done somewhere anonymous. The spot is part of the achievement.

Because NBDs are firsts, they’re almost always filmed. Footage is how the community verifies the landing and credits the right skater — and it’s how an NBD officially enters the record as an ABD.

An example

Say nobody has ever kickflipped a specific 12-stair. That trick is an NBD at that spot. A skater shows up, films a clean kickflip down it, and lands it — they just got the NBD. From that day on, a kickflip down those stairs is ABD, and the next skater chasing a first there has to do something else: a heelflip, a switch trick, a longer set, something nobody’s done yet.

How NBD Finder tracks NBDs

That’s the whole idea behind NBD Finder. It’s a community-built map of skate spots where you can see what’s already been done at each one and what’s still up for grabs:

The map — browse spots and see their documented landings (the ABDs) so you know what’s left.
NBD Challenges — skaters and fans put a real cash pot on a specific NBD at a specific spot. Land it first, prove it on video, and collect.
The community — share clips, call out spots, and settle what’s NBD and what’s ABD.

Want the full rundown of how it all works? Start with the guides or the FAQ.