How do you use "Grockle" in a sentence?

Full of grockles down the beach. Grockle traffic all the way. Typical grockle question.

Grockle

Q: What does "Grockle" mean?

Tourist, holidaymaker (Devon/Dorset). The Devon/Dorset equivalent of 'emmet.' A 'grockle' is a tourist, typically perceived as clueless about local ways and clogging up the area. Can be good-humoured or frustrated depending on context.

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含义: Tourist, holidaymaker (Devon/Dorset).

游客，度假者（德文郡／多塞特方言）。

Turista, veraneante (dialecto de Devon/Dorset).

観光客、行楽客（デヴォン／ドーセット方言）。

관광객, 피서객 (데번/도셋 방언).

The Devon/Dorset equivalent of 'emmet.' A 'grockle' is a tourist, typically perceived as clueless about local ways and clogging up the area. Can be good-humoured or frustrated depending on context.

德文郡／多塞特郡相当于'emmet'的说法。'Grockle'指游客，通常被认为对当地习惯一窍不通且把当地弄得很拥挤。根据语境可以是善意的也可以是不满的。

El equivalente de Devon/Dorset de 'emmet'. Un 'grockle' es un turista, generalmente percibido como alguien que no entiende las costumbres locales y que abarrota la zona. Puede ser dicho con humor o con frustración según el contexto.

「emmet」のデヴォン／ドーセット版。「Grockle」は観光客を指し、地元のやり方を知らず、地域を混雑させる人と見なされることが多い。文脈によって好意的にも苛立ちを込めてもなる。

데번/도셋 지역에서 'emmet'에 해당하는 말입니다. 'Grockle'은 관광객을 뜻하며, 보통 현지 사정을 모르고 지역을 혼잡하게 만드는 사람이라는 인식이 있습니다. 상황에 따라 유머러스하게도 짜증 섞인 투로도 쓸 수 있습니다.

例句

Full of grockles down the beach.
海滩上全是游客
La playa está llena de turistas
ビーチはグロックルだらけ
해변이 그로클들로 가득해.
Grockle traffic all the way.
一路都是游客造成的堵车
Tráfico de turistas todo el camino
ずっとグロックルの渋滞だ
내내 그로클 교통체증이야.
Typical grockle question.
典型的游客问题
Pregunta típica de turista
典型的な観光客の質問だ
전형적인 관광객 질문이네.

发音

/ˈgrɒkəl/

用法指南

语境: tourists, Devon, summer

语气: affectionate to frustrated

✓ 正确说法

Grockle
游客
turista
観光客
관광객
Grockles
游客们
turistas
観光客たち
관광객들
Grockle season
游客季节
temporada de turistas
観光シーズン
관광 시즌

✗ 错误说法

Can offend visitors
可能会冒犯游客
Puede ofender a los visitantes
観光客を不快にさせる可能性がある
방문객에게 기분 나쁠 수 있음

常见错误

Devon/Dorset use—Cornwall says 'emmet'

起源与历史

Origin uncertain—possibly from the 1960s film 'The System' set in Devon, or from dialect words. The term became the standard Devon/Dorset word for tourists.

词源: Uncertain, possibly 1960s film origin

最早记录: 1960s Devon/Dorset

文化背景

Era: 1960s onwards

Generation: All ages in Devon/Dorset

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Fawlty Towers (set in Torquay)

Regional notes: Devon and Dorset.

变体

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