googan

plural googans

1. derogatoryAn inexperienced or badly-behaved fisherman.

   The guy, the Googan, was scampering down the beach with his rod severely bent!

   2011, Paul Melnyk, Montauk Confidential, page 4

   2 more examples

   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.

   2013, Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe

   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.

   2019 August 20, Alycia Downs, “Don't Be a Googan: The Unwritten Rules of Boating”, in MeatEater