"hodad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hodads [plural]
Etymology: Originally Californian surfer slang from the 1960s. Perhaps from the greeting Ho! Dad, though no evidence for this derivation is known. The suggestion that it derives from South American Spanish jodido (“fucked, difficult, annoying”) similarly lacks evidence; also the vowel change from -did to -dad is unexplained. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|jodido|t=fucked, difficult, annoying}} Spanish jodido (“fucked, difficult, annoying”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hodad (plural hodads)
  1. (surfing, slang, derogatory) Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers. Wikipedia link: Green's Dictionary of Slang Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Surfing Synonyms: ho-dad, hodaddy Related terms: hoedad
    Sense id: en-hodad-en-noun-jjBFh7PA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

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