Well, you will have a hard time de-gendering "umarell", as it is - before and besides - this particularly popular use, nothing but a diminutive form of "uomo",

Well, you will have a hard time de-gendering "umarell", as it is - before and besides - this particularly popular use, nothing but a diminutive form of "uomo", i.e. "man". The first few lines of the Wikipedia article: >Umarell (Italian pronunciation: [umaˈrɛl]; modern revisitation of the Bolognese dialect word umarèl [umaˈrɛːl]) is a term in the Italo-Romance variety of Bologna referring specifically to men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice.[1] Its literal meaning is "little man" (also umarèin).[2] The term is employed as lighthearted mockery or self-deprecation. Maybe it is not fair, but it is definitely intended as "male only" and as such very gender-oriented. For the record, (from the facebook of Danilo Masotti, the writer that popularized the term), female "umarells" are documented to exist, though tagged as "extremely rare": https://www.facebook.com/umarells/posts/zdaure-e-cantierirarissimo-esemplare-di-femmina-di-umarell-intenta-ad-osservare-/10157133253846613/ https://www.facebook.com/umarells/posts/zdaure-e-cantierirar...