gremmien.
/ˈɡrɛmi/, U.S. /ˈɡrɛmi/ 1. A female gremlin (gremlin n. 1).Apparently an isolated use.
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1943 N.Y. Times 3 Feb. 21/2 Gremmies (Gremlin, female) include the Glammie-Pie.
2. Surfing slang. A young or inexperienced surfer; (also) a young person, often one considered a nuisance or troublemaker, who frequents a surfing beach but does not surf. Also in extended use. Cf. gremlin n. 2.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfer > trouble-maker
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1960 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 12 Dec. 17/2 Possibly the gremmie could take further description... Usually he is from 13 to 17 years of age, is slender, with no hips, and has long, bleached hair.
1968 Surfer Jan. 35/1 He worked all morning with several beach gremmies piling 12-foot sections of plywood and rocks into a small reef on the wet sand.
1988 Cruising World Jan. 123/1 The stepping stone for countless numbers of sailors in their quest to advance from hapless gremmie to accomplished skipper.
1996 Los Angeles Mag. June 76/3 These guys who only let locals surf Lunada Bay were probably the little ‘gremmies’ sitting on the hill back then watching guys like me.
2008 D. WInslow Dawn Patrol (2009) vi. 15 A gremmie will hog your wave, ruin your session, jam up the snack bar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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