gongoozler means someone who gongoozles (who watches boats go by, or stands by and watches things without participating). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
Why this word is great
GONGOOZLER — [Noun] An idle spectator who stares protractedly, especially at activity on canals. Of uncertain origin; likely a fanciful formation from British canal dialect, first recorded in 1904. Unlike an “onlooker,” a general and transient figure, or a “bystander,” an accidental witness, a gongoozler is a deliberate connoisseur of the unspectacular. It is the silhouette leaning for an hour on a lock-gate, mesmerized by the greenish rise of water; the patient witness to the oily glide of a painted tiller; the solitary eye tracing a barge until it vanishes into a leafy tunnel—a quiet testament to the profound satisfaction of finding occupation in the minimally consequential.
noun
- Someone who gongoozles (who watches boats go by, or stands by and watches things without participating).