"googan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: googans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} googan (plural googans)
  1. (derogatory) An inexperienced or badly-behaved fisherman. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Fishing Derived forms: googanism

Inflected forms

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