What is the surfing slang word gromment, or gromett mean, spelling may be wrong?

Question

I know what a Nipper is, but I hear the term "Grommet" or something close to that word or spelling, has to do with a surfie

Answer 1

Grommets are the young surfers who think they know more then those who are more experienced. Basically they are full of p**s and vinegar.

Answer 2

Question was "Why are surfer kids called groms"

http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

Answer 3

"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."

Read the link for more.