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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/users/ColinTheMathmo/statuses/115974443207749838">Colin the Mathmo (colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jan-2026 05:56:23 JST</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@ColinTheMathmo" title="colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/7950-48-20230529011948.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Colin the Mathmo" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Colin the Mathmo</a></section><article><p>Apparently in Italian there is a word for:</p><p>"Men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unrequested advice to the workers."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6102715#notice-12019076">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-01-29T05:56:23+09:00" title="Thursday, 29-Jan-2026 05:56:23 JST">about 8 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@ColinTheMathmo/115974443207749838" rel="external" title="Sent from mathstodon.xyz via ActivityPub">mathstodon.xyz</a></span></span><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@ColinTheMathmo/115974443207749838">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: upload.wikimedia.org</div><h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell">Umarell</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Umarell (Italian spelling of the Bolognese Emilian word umarèl, Emilian pronunciation: [umaˈrɛːl]; plural umarî) are men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unrequested advice to the workers. Its literal meaning is "little man" (also umaréin). The term is employed as lighthearted mockery or self-deprecation.
The modern term was popularised in 2005 by local writer Danilo Masotti through three books and an associated blog. The word was included in the Italian Zingarelli dictionary in 2021 and in 2024 was included by the Language Council of Sweden in the annual list of new Swedish words – the Språkrådets nyordslista.Instances of use
In 2015, the city of Riccione, approximately 130 kilometres (80 miles) southeast of Bologna, allocated an €11,000 budget to pay a wage to umarells to oversee worksites in the city – counting...</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Colin the Mathmo (colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jan-2026 05:56:23 JST Colin the Mathmo
Apparently in Italian there is a word for:
"Men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unrequested advice to the workers."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell
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  Umarell (Italian spelling of the Bolognese Emilian word umarèl, Emilian pronunciation: [umaˈrɛːl]; plural umarî) are men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unrequested advice to the workers. Its literal meaning is "little man" (also umaréin). The term is employed as lighthearted mockery or self-deprecation. The modern term was popularised in 2005 by local writer Danilo Masotti through three books and an associated blog. The word was included in the Italian Zingarelli dictionary in 2021 and in 2024 was included by the Language Council of Sweden in the annual list of new Swedish words – the Språkrådets nyordslista. Instances of use In 2015, the city of Riccione, approximately 130 kilometres (80 miles) southeast of Bologna, allocated an €11,000 budget to pay a wage to umarells to oversee worksites in the city – counting...

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