gromn.
/ɡrɒm/, U.S. /ɡrɑm/ A young surfer. In later use also: a young snowboarder, skateboarder, etc. Cf. grummet n.1 Additions 3.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfer > specific types
rider1914
surf-bum1957
big kahuna1959
gremlin1961
hot dogger1961
kook1961
goofy foot1962
hodad1962
surfie1962
goofy footer1963
natural1965
goofy surfer1968
switchfoot1970
boogie boarder1979
grummet1986
waxhead1987
grom1988
wakeboarder1994
kitesurfer1995
1988 Surfer Feb. 97/1 As I duly took my place in the shorebreak with the other groms, I wondered if I'd ever work up the pluck to paddle out there.
1996 Plow Snowboarding Mag. Dec. 38/1 You never know when the little groms will ask for your expert advice.
2000 Wavelength Jan. 64/3 A 16 year old Australian grom..was blitzing everybody and everything and with character and style.
2005 Concrete Wave Early Spring 43/3 Any last words of wisdom to the groms looking up or to the old farts looking back?
2014 Onboard Mar. 105/2 Who were the riders that influenced you when you were a grom?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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