Touron

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tourist who acts in an ignorant or idiotic manner.

    "I peeled off my trencher and looped it through the shoulderstrap of my greatpurse. The youngest pickers eyed me wantonly. But they soon spotted me as a native and went back to hustling the tourons."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of turron. alt-of, alternative

    "The touron with the softest texture is Perpignan, where the maximum temperature is 251 °F (122 °C)."

Example

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"I peeled off my trencher and looped it through the shoulderstrap of my greatpurse. The youngest pickers eyed me wantonly. But they soon spotted me as a native and went back to hustling the tourons."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of tourist + moron.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French touron. Doublet of turron.

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