hodad

/ˈhoʊdæd/
noun
  1. A person who pretends to be a surfer or hangs out at the beach but does not actually surf well or at all.
    • The real surfers laughed at the hodad who carried a board but never went in the water.
    • The beach was full of hodads posing for photos instead of catching waves.
    • He bought a wetsuit and a fancy board, but everyone knew he was just a hodad.
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