gongoozling
noun [ U ] UK informal uk/ɡɒnˈɡuːz.lɪŋ/ us/ɡɑːnˈɡuːz.lɪŋ/
在运河岸边看船
the activity of watching boats and activities on canals (= long, narrow, artificially made stretches of water), for pleasure
Gongoozling in many ways is similar to trainspotting. 在运河边看船在很多方面跟猜火车类似。
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- Everyone is entitled to have a weird hobby, such as historical re-enactment or gongoozling (standing and staring at canal activity without participating).
- Staircase locks, such as Foxton Locks on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, are an ideal location for gongoozling.
- The word "gongoozling" originated in Lancashire, birthplace of Britain's canals, from the local slang of "gawning" and "goozling": staring and watching with the mouth agape.