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grockle

/ ˈɡɒə /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a tourist, esp one from the Midlands or the North of England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grockle1

C20: of unknown origin
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People in Cornwall are more than used to being overrun in August, but lately something seems to be upsetting the eternally delicate balance between grockle and local, and chief suspect seems to be an unplanned, somewhat unpredictable explosion in Airbnb lets on top of the longstanding hotel and holiday cottage trade.

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Obscure facts dept: The System popularised the word "grockle", meaning holiday visitors to Cornish towns.

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