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grockle
noun
[ ˈɡrɒk(ə)l ]
• a holidaymaker, especially one visiting a resort in Devon or Cornwall.
Origin:
an invented word, originally a fantastic creature in a children's comic, adopted arbitrarily and popularized by the film The System (1964).
