单词 | hodad |
释义 | hodadn. Surfing slang. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ 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 1962 Austral. Women's Weekly Suppl. 24 Oct. 3/2 Ho-dad, anyone who annoys board-riders while they surf. 1963 Pix 28 Sept. 62/2 Hodad, non-surfing beach bum. 1965 Daily Express 16 Aug. 6/8 I could be a ‘hodad’ which means a man who talks big about his surfing exploits, but jibs at riding the big waves. 1965 N.Z. Listener 17 Dec. 4/5 Surfers..are..antagonistic towards ..ill-mannered surf bums (‘hodads’). 1971 Stud. in Eng. (Univ. Cape Town) Feb. 26 Ho-dad is a much misunderstood word. Basically, it is a double contraction from the American slang word hood, which in turn comes from hoodlum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1962 |
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