noun
- a person who frequents beaches or surfing areas but does not surf; a non-surfer who hangs around the beach scene
Usage: slang; informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- He showed up at the beach every day but never went in the water—a total hodaddy.
- The real surfers made fun of the hodaddies who just sat on the sand taking photos.
- She was a hodaddy, more interested in the beach culture than actually surfing.