Talk:Grommet (sportsperson)

Etymology

Section provides no value other than to mention "gremmie" and "gremlin" which simply seem to be other words to describe the same thing. Suggest this section be removed. Factrules (talk) 00:27, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the assertion fails, but I think it just needs to be worded better, and needs a cite linking the two terms. Virtually the same problem exists with the last statement in the article, to wit: The word was originally a term for a... surfer, but has become an accepted term for ...surfers. Overall quality of article English usage: D. Sadsaque (talk) 03:29, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

reference #1

The first reference for this page now leads to a 404. Surfing.about.com goes to some surfing lifestyle website, not related to about.com, nor the word 'grom'. I attempted to lookup the original page without any luck. If anyone has any information that could replace the first reference, (specifically the timeline on etymology) please update accordingly. Thank you. Omgtrey (talk) 17:45, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Omgtrey. I've added an archive URL for this source from the Wayback Machine. Unfortunately, the page does not mention the use of grommet outside of surfing, but its better than having a dead link. Hope this helps. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 17:57, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gromet

This word could also have been derived from the Early Modern English word 'gromet', signifying a junior or apprentice seaman. Gromets ranked below seamen and above the ship's boy. Bigturtle (talk) 21:36, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]