Green’s Dictionary of Slang

to stand around; to watch others.

1919		E. Dyson ‘Hello, Soldier!’ in ‘Hello, Soldier!’ 86: Back at Grillo’s where the nigger googs his whitey eyes.
1951		Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 219: Dean stood googing around with a towel.
1957		Kerouac On The Road (1972) 112: Dean stood googing around with a towel.