rooftopping en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English roof English top English rooftop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English rooftopping From rooftop + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A form of urban exploration by accessing a rooftop to acquire skyline photography, often done illegally with the risk of personal injury.
In recent years rooftopping has spiked in popularity, attracting a more diverse set of practitioners.
2015 February 17, Bradley L Garrett, “Meet the rooftoppers: the urban outlaws who risk everything to summit our cities”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2020: