1. people who hang around beaches or surf spots but do not actually surf; non-surfers who pretend to be part of surf culture
Usage: informal; slang; chiefly North American; often used in a derogatory way

Examples

• The beach was full of hodads trying to look cool in their new wetsuits.
• Real surfers don't respect hodads who just show up to be seen.
• He's just a hodad—he's never actually been in the water.
• The hodads gathered at the pier, talking about surfing they'd never done.
• She called out the hodads for wearing expensive gear they never used.