googan
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Noun
[edit]googan (plural googans)
- (derogatory) An inexperienced or badly-behaved fisherman.
- 2011, Paul Melnyk, Montauk Confidential, page 4:
- The guy, the Googan, was scampering down the beach with his rod severely bent!
- 2013, Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe:
- I'm standing there like a googan with the rain running down the back of my neck. My insides feel as hollow as those stupid empty cans, like I'm going pip! pip! pip! inside because I was so scared.
- 2019 August 20, Alycia Downs, “Don't Be a Googan: The Unwritten Rules of Boating”, in MeatEater[1]:
- Now, let’s be clear: no one has to be a googan. Through simple due diligence and willingness to learn, anyone can be a competent, safe, and courteous boater both on and off the water.