Grok is slang meaning to understand deeply and intuitively, popularized by the science fiction novel "Stranger in a Strange Land."
Grok es una jerga que significa comprender profunda e intuitivamente, popularizada por la novela de ciencia ficción "Stranger in a Strange Land".
| Front | grok \grok\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr. Slang. To understand deeply and intuitively. ["Grok" may be the only English word that derives from Martian. Yes, we do mean the language of the planet Mars. No, we're not getting spacey; we've just ventured into the realm of science fiction. "Grok" was introduced in Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The book's main character, Valentine Michael Smith, is a Martian-raised human who comes to earth as an adult, bringing with him words from his native tongue and a unique perspective on the strange, strange ways of earthlings. "Grok" was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it.] "Any first-time Apple user immediately groks the nature of the device." - Melvin Bukiet; Me and My Mac; The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC); Oct 16, 2011. |
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