DavidBan's definitions

Grommet

A young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder.

A possible etymology for the word may be from the Portuguese term 'grumete', meaning the lowest ranking person on board a naval ship - this word would have been used widely in South Africa in the period when surfing was becoming popular.

There are a lot of grommets surfing at the point today, dropping on on everyone.

by DavidBan January 23, 2011