ho-dad

[ hoh-dad ]

/ ˈhoʊˌdæd /

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noun

a nonsurfer who spends time at beaches masquerading as a surfer.

a poor surfer.

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Origin of ho-dad

Perhaps ho¹ + dad¹

Words nearby ho-dad

hockshop, Hocktide, hocus, hocus-pocus, hod, ho-dad, hod carrier, hodden, Hodeida, Hodge, Hodgenville

How to use ho-dad in a sentence

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His wife passed away and they had kids, and he wanted to focus on being a dad so he just stopped to raise his kids.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The fear of…Dad, of the war…yes, that…but something else…the fear that life is nor being lived right here now.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
Julianne Moore Is Oscar Gold in ‘Still Alice’|Marlow Stern|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My dad had worked for a while as a ranch hand, and his “Open Road” was a remnant of those days.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Dad and Hans Rutter, as you know, weren't the sort of men to sit around and mourn over anything like that," she laughed.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
When I told dad, sez I, 'Dad, did ever yer hear sech a thing uz gittin' up afore light to feed stock?'
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho!"
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
He was one of Dad's tenants, a big purple-faced man, who drank a lot and never took much exercise.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Why, I coaxed even dad over to camp once and I've always wanted Helena to go.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond