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I think, like all in-group youth idioms, surfer lingo changes with the season
and age of the
participants. I recall ''Betty,' and "Barney" and especially "Bozo" from the
1970s; "gremmie"
seems to have morphed into "grom," "val" was common, too, when I lived in
LaJolla circa
1978. "Kook" never seems to go out of fashion, tho.
But I never heard Hodad, Hodaddy, or Land Shark. "Poser" was common, and still
is today.
We used to call good things "tubular," another by-gone word.
I always loved surfer language, it is typically playful and goofy. But it feels
weird dipping
back into the 60s and dredging up the old terminology, like saying "Hepcat" or
"Daddio"
among jazz players.
However, if y'all want to be Barneys and use these words, I say, "rad, Hodad!"
Gavin
--- In , "mom_surfing" <intheeye@...> wrote:
>
> -having been surfing myself for 40 years now (gasp) and been involved
> in the industry nearly that long, i can safely say the only term i've
> ever used and really ever heard used out of all of these is KOOK. i've
> heard betty used as in 'shred betty'...........does this me me a
> homom?...........carol
>
> -- In , DP <noetical1@> wrote:
> >
> > Kooks, barneys, gremmies,and hodads!
> >
> > dude...that's totally cracking me up!...pure sg101
> > membership levels...I can see it now in my imagination...
> > totally rad.
> >
> > -dp
> >
> > --- Gavin Ehringer <gavinehringer@> wrote:
> >
> > > Here's some useful definitions from the Riptionary, a
> > > Dictionary of Surf Terms. (And a few I
> > > added). BTW, I have never heard a surfer under 50 use the
> > > word 'hodad'.
> > >
> > > Barney
> > > Someone who is less than skilled at surfing. Originally
> > > derived from the cartoon character
> > > Barney on The Flinstones because he was similar to a
> > > hodad. (Contemp. Bozo, Val, Valley
> > > Boy).
> > >
> > > Betty
> > > Female surfer, probably so-named after Barney's wife.
> > >
> > > Brodad
> > > Surfer or Hodad wanna-be surfer who overuses Bro or Brah.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hodad
> > > A beginner or non-surfer. One that has yet to master the
> > > art of surfing. Most surfers are
> > > hodad's to some degree.
> > >
> > > Hodaddy
> > > Someone who doesn't surf or is posing as a surfer to be
> > > part of a crew at the beach. Much
> > > like a poser, it's someone that surfers prefer not to
> > > associate with and tend to avoid once
> > > identified.
> > >
> > > Kook
> > > An unskilled surfer.
> > >
> > > Land Shark
> > > A poser, hodad, kook, someone who doesn't surf, but when
> > > asked insists they do.
> > >
> > > Pro Bro
> > > A competitive surfer, usually one with lots of corporate
> > > sponsors.
> > >
> > > Sewer Surfer
> > > A hodad or hodaddy who cruises around on Friday and
> > > Saturday nights with his board on
> > > top of his car to try to impress the chicks.
> > >
> > > Taco Stand
> > > Any place devoid of action; is boring, or loaded with
> > > kooks and hodads. Example: "Let's
> > > blow this Taco Stand."
> > >
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