umarell

/uma'rɛl/ (oo-mah-rell), n; pl. Umarells. People in a community who offer all sorts of comments to those who are trying to get some work done, but who are not doing any work themselves.

Umarell is a word that entered Italian slang in Bologna and is spreading to nearby towns, occasionally even across Italy. It comes from the Bolognese for "cute/odd little man".

"Umarells" are those people, usually retired men, who spend time watching construction works, often holding their hands behind their back, occasionally commenting on what is going on, sometimes trying to tell the workers what to do.

"Everybody's telling me how I should organize the concert and nobody lifts a finger."
"Yup, they are all umarells"

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twitterstar

People who rely on having a large number of followers on twitter as a form of social validation.
They usually have a verified account, think they are hip and cool, and live in an echo chamber.

"He tweets about something he likes, his followers cheer and nobody can disagree"
"That's what we get for being around a twitterstar"