Word of the Day for Monday, April 5, 2010
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grok \GRAWK\, verb:
grok \GRAWK\, verb:
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To understand, especially in a profound and intimate way. Slang.
To understand, especially in a profound and intimate way. Slang.
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The B.O. doesn't grok the profound dissatisfaction of the American public as expressed through the Tea Party movement!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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The slang word grok was coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", where it is a Martian word meaning literally "to drink" and metaphorically "to be one with".
The slang word grok was coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", where it is a Martian word meaning literally "to drink" and metaphorically "to be one with".
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