noun
- a person who frequents beaches but does not surf; a non-surfer who hangs around surfing areas
Usage: slang; informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- He spent all summer at the beach, but he was just a hodad—he never actually went in the water.
- The real surfers made fun of the hodads who showed up only to look cool.
- She wasn't interested in surfing; she was content to be a hodad and enjoy the beach scene.
- The beach was crowded with hodads taking selfies instead of catching waves.