gongoozle

Etymology
Possibly arose from Lincolnshire dialect, in which and  both mean stare or gape. Popularised by L. T. C. Rolt in Narrow Boat (1944), a book on canal life.

Verb

 * 1)  To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.
 * 2)  To observe things idly.