grok Last modified: Friday, January 09, 2009
(pronounced grawk) A slang term used to describe a total and thorough, or intuitive, understanding of something without really having to think about it. The word grok was first used by author Robert A. Heinlein in the science fiction novel, "Stranger in a Strange Land".
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