I keep seeing the word "grom" everywhere?

Question

i think it just means guy, but what exactly does this mean?

Answer 1

Not sure where the word originates, but basically it boils down to one who surfs.  A grommet is a young person who surfs.

Answer 2

Yup, grom is short for grommet... basically meaning a young surfer.

From surfline: "Among the most important terms in surfspeak, grommet generally refers to a young surfer, one often, but not always, insolent or smarmy toward his elders. Typically sporting sun-bleached hair, sun-split lips, baggy trunks and a goofy grin, the grommet has for decades been the subject of cruel and unusual punishments. Exact history of the term is hazy, but accepted theory has it being a bastardization of its '50s California forerunner "gremmie," which itself was a variation of gremlin. And a gremlin is what little surf kids often look liked with sun blisters, dirty feet and salty skin.

Answer 3

basically a kid or a young surfer