/uma'rɛl/ (oo-mah-rell), n;
pl. Umarells. People in a community who offer all sorts of comments to those who are trying to get some work
done, but who are not doing any
work themselves.
Umarell is a word that entered Italian slang in Bologna and is spreading to nearby towns, occasionally even across
Italy. It comes from the Bolognese for "cute/odd little man".
"Umarells" are those people, usually retired men, who spend
time watching construction works, often holding their hands behind their back, occasionally commenting on what is going on, sometimes trying to tell the workers what to do.