hodad
/ˈhoʊdæd/
noun
- 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.