GROCKLE

Meaning of GROCKLE in English

n. dial. & sl. a visitor or holiday-maker, esp. from the North or Midlands to SW England.

Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

GROCKLE — ■ noun Brit. informal, derogatory a holidaymaker, especially one in the West Country. Origin an invented word, orig. a fantastic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GROCKLE — grockle BrE AmE ˈɡrɒk ə l AmE \ ˈɡrɑːk- ▷ grockle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GROCKLE — n. dial. & sl. a visitor or holiday-maker, esp. from the North or Midlands to SW England. [20th c.: orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GROCKLE — n. dial. & sl. a visitor or holiday-maker, esp. from the North or Midlands to SW England. [ 20th c.: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GROCKLE — Noun. A holidaymaker, tourist. Derog.
Slang English vocab
VISITOR — n. 25B6; noun I am expecting a visitor : GUEST, caller; company; archaic visitant. the monument attracts foreign visitors : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIPPER — n. 25B6; noun (Brit. informal) TOURIST, holidaymaker, sightseer, day tripper, visitor, traveller; N. Amer. vacationer, vacationist, out-of-towner; Brit. informal grockle.
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TOURIST — n. 25B6; noun HOLIDAYMAKER, traveller, sightseer, visitor, backpacker, globetrotter, day tripper, tripper; N. Amer. vacationer, vacationist, out-of-towner; Brit. informal grockle. …
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SIGHTSEER — n. 25B6; noun sightseers to the city : TOURIST, visitor, tripper, holidaymaker; Brit. informal grockle. gawping sightseers : BUSYBODY, gawker; …
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