page_title: Umarell
hierarchical_section_title: Umarell
caption_attribution_description: English: Umarells in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna. Originated from the Bolognese dialect word umarèl ("little man"), and increasingly used in other parts of Italy since 2010s, the term referring specifically to men of retirement age who pass the time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice.
context_page_description: Umarell is a folk term in Bologna referring specifically to men of retirement age who pass the time watching construction sites, especially roadworks — stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice. Its literal meaning is "little man", and it is often pluralized in spelling by adding a l and a final s. The term is increasingly used in other parts of Italy, sometimes in association with zdaura referring to an umarell's wife. With the above-described meaning, the term has been admittedly created by the writer Danilo Masotti in 2005, deliberately distorting the classical dialect of Bologna. Masotti subsequently wrote two books and created an associated successful blog.
context_section_description: Umarell ([umaˈrɛl]; modern revisitation of the Bolognese dialect word umarèl [umaˈrɛːl]) is a folk term in Bologna referring specifically to men of retirement age who pass the time watching construction sites, especially roadworks — stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice. Its literal meaning is "little man" (also umarèin), and it is often pluralized in spelling by adding a l and a final s (out of English influence). The term is increasingly used in other parts of Italy, sometimes in association with zdaura (or żdåura [ˈðdʌu̯ra]) referring to an umarell's wife. With the above-described meaning, the term has been admittedly created by the writer Danilo Masotti in 2005, deliberately distorting the classical dialect of Bologna. Masotti subsequently wrote two books and created an associated successful blog.
caption: Umarells observing re-paving at the corner of Palazzo Re Enzo  and via Rizzoli, Bologna (2016)
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