Grockle

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Grockle is an English West Country dialect word used to describe a visitor or tourist. The term is mildly disparaging.

It is the mildly derogatory term by which local residents of those towns refer to the perceived hordes of tourists, particularly during the summer months. In the south-west, particularly Cornwall, the word "emmet" (Cornish for "ant") is usually heard instead. Also used in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

See also

• Emmet has a similar meaning in Cornwall

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