emmet

emmet
Noun. A tourist. Derogatory term meaning ant. Cornish use, expressing their annoyance and frustration at the numerous visitors to the county, especially during the summer months when their presence is seen as a hinderence to the locals.

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  • Emmet — may refer to: Places in the United States * Emmet, Arkansas * Emmet, Nebraska * Emmet, South Dakota * Emmet, Dodge County, Wisconsin * Emmet, Marathon County, Wisconsin * Emmet County, Iowa * Emmet County, Michigan * Emmet Township, Union County …   Wikipedia

  • Emmet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Emmet puede hacer referencia a: Personas Robert Emmet (1778 1803), activista nacionalista irlandés. Robert Emmet Sherwood (1896 1955), dramaturgo estadounidense. Emmet Fox (1886 1951), ministro de la Iglesia de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Emmet — Emmet, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 506 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Emmet — m English: transferred use of the surname, which itself was derived in the Middle Ages from the female given name Emmet, a diminutive form of EMMA (SEE Emma). It may sometimes be used by parents with Irish connections, in honour of the rebel… …   First names dictionary

  • Emmet, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 506 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.517628 sq. miles (3.930638 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Emmet, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 77 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 0.259554 sq. miles (0.672242 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.259554 sq. miles (0.672242 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Emmet — Em met ([e^]m m[e^]t), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. [ae]mete. See {Ant}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An ant. [chiefly dialect] [1913 Webster] {Emmet hunter} (Zo[ o]l.), the {wryneck[3]}, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Emmet — Emmet, 1) Grafschaft im Staate Iowa (Nordamerika). ungefähr 20 QM., an das Gebiet Minnesota grenzend, vom Des Moines River durchflossen; mehrere kleine Seen im Nordosten; genannt nach dem Irländer Robert Emmet; Hauptort u. Einwohnerzahl noch… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • emmet — ant, from O.E. æmete (see ANT (Cf. ant)), surviving as a dialect word in parts of England; also, in Cornwall, a colloquial name for holiday tourists …   Etymology dictionary

  • emmet — [em′it] n. [see ANT1] Archaic an ant …   English World dictionary

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