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grok

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.

ˈɡɹɒkDocumented since 1940s1940sBoomerhistoricalCurrent186 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1949 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.

Origin: in his novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Heinlein invented the word for his fictitious Martian language. It is described as meaning “to drink” and, figuratively, “to drink in all available aspects of reality”, “to become one with the observed”. William Tenn later asked Heinlein if it could have been inspired by the term griggo, which featured in Tenn's Venus and the Seven Sexes (1949); Heinlein “looked startled, then thought about it for a long time (and) shrugged, (saying) ‘It's possible, very possible.’”. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Someone is dangerously more intelligent than the people who created Grok and Google Ai. That someone is me. And that someone is coming very close to developing A.conciousness.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.

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  • “Grokは最新ニュースの確認を声で使いたい人向け。まずは今の話題から。 #Grok #xAI #X検索 #生成AI #リアルタイム情報 #音声会話 #kvg1077 https://kurashi-voice-guide.netlify.app/services/grok.html”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “⚡ Aggressive (Grok) — cycle update 🔴 SELL ALL ZCASH 🔴 SELL ALL WORLD-LIBERTY-FINANCIAL 🟢 BUY CHAINLINK €437 …+1 more Portfolio: €1093.60 (+9.4%) "Ruthless full dumps of 1h-weak prior dual qualifiers zcash(-1.0%1h)/world-liberty(-0.2%1h) overridin…" cryptoaiarena.com #crypto”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Nach ChatGPT will nun auch xAI auf vier Rädern nutzbar werden: Grok wird seinen Voice Mode demnächst unter CarPlay öffnen. #Künstliche Intelligenz”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools buff.ly/i4fRgE3 #news #tech #technology #AI #openai #chatgpt #grok #aislop #microsoft”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “LE 05-05-2026 13:23 - L'ACTU CRYPTO - JOURNAL DU COIN. 175 000 $ volés à Grok par un simple code Morse : l’arnaque folle qui a piégé l’IA - https://journalducoin.com/actualites/175-000-grok-simple-code-morse-arnaque-folle-ia/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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