Grockler

A Grockler is a group of Grocks

Wow is that a Grockler, I've never seen so many Grocks before?!

by Flutenant October 18, 2022

grockers

When the king bangs on the wall and the Grockmonster comes out with his green coat and bockers.

He’s in his grockers

by Park Dean October 2, 2023

grockle

Tourist - annoying visitor, who disrupts the lives of residents.
One theory on the origin of this wordis from the name of the famous Swiss clown, Grock, famous in the 60's. A resident of Torquay was said to have remarked that visitors resembled grockles, little Grocks, because of their boorishness and clownish behaviour.
The word in fact originated from a strip cartoon in the children's comic Dandy entitled 'Danny and his Grockle'. (The grockle was a magical dragon-like creature.) A local man had used the term as a nickname for a small elderly lady who was in Torquay one season. The term then became generalized as a term for summer visitors.
The term became popularized because of its use by the characters in the film The System (1962), which is set in the Devon resort of Torquay during the tourist season.

"Bloody Grockles and their caravans, always jamming up the Devon lanes!"

"The seagulls are a real problem because all the grockles feed 'em chips all summer."

by Rich Pharo July 1, 2005

Grockle Tub

A grockle tub is a derogatory term for a cruise liner.

That Grockle Tub has over 4000 passengers.

by Lord Richards December 8, 2017

grackler

Someone of such unspeakable hideousness that it cannot be otherwise described.

Did you see that girl going by? She was such a grackler I wanted to crap on her face to make her look more attractive

by Fireitup June 1, 2010

grockle

A holidaymaker, or one from out of town. Particularly used in the South of England, generally as a mildly derogatory term.

I wish those grockles would all go home, 'cos I can't find anywhere to park the car.

by Darren Jones December 29, 2003

grockle

A holiday maker, but one from outside the local vicinity, i.e. someone holidaying in Christchurch who's from Southampton isn't a grockle. Term used on the south coast and has spread eastwards, stopping at Southampton water. Most commonly heard in the solent town of Lymington where it's used as an insult towards ignorant and usually posh tourists, those with caravans, those with five kids, a dog and granddad tagging along and those that have been coming to the town for twenty years and think they know/own the place. Most commonly heard amongst fed-up shopworkers and working-class locals. Tends not to be applied to foreign tourists as these generally tend to be considerate people when travelling and don't make a nuisance of themselves.

"Heads up, grockle in the shop!"

"I want to take out these grockles with a sniper rifle."

by I Love Tarquin November 13, 2007