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verb - transitive

• to understand or comprehend on a very deep, fundamental level.

  I totally grok the theory of relativity.

  My boss groks C++.

                                                                
  
  Citation from "Arthur, Interrupted", The Tick (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2002) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Jon R. from Denver, CO, USA on Dec 09 1998.

• used of computer programs, to be able to handle.

  Not many web browsers grok Gopher any more.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

origin

• From Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. For more information, see the Wikipedia article for the novel.

  Last edited on Jul 10 2010. Submitted by Jay C. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Feb 12 2003.

noun - plural

• acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Doctor slang is a dying art", BBC News, 18 August 2003 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: medicine (related to).

  Last edited on Sep 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 23 2010.

• a young - typically pre-pubescent - surfer. 1960s slang.

  Wally's brother Beav is a grommet down at Huntington Beach.

  • See more words with the same meaning: sports (related to).
  • See more words with the same meaning: young person.

  Last edited on Sep 20 2013. Submitted by Dan Balicki from Central Coast, CA, USA on Mar 06 2008.

noun

• an inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.

  Last edited on Jul 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 03 2013.

noun

• A nasty looking female that appears to be on some hard drugs.

  While I was getting gas, this grommit asked me for a ride.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Jul 03 2013. Submitted by DARKYCREEPS from Phoenix, AZ, USA on Jul 02 2013.

adjective

• worthless. Like a person who is a "nothing" or a "zero".

  I wouldn't date such a gronk person.

  • See more words with the same meaning: uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of).

  Last edited on Nov 09 2015. Submitted by Bonnie J. Jarvi from Negaunee, MI, USA on Jan 15 1998.

origin

• Australian slang used to describe a very uncool or nerdy person.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 09 2011.

adjective

• disoriented upon waking up from a nap and hovering between awakeness and sleep. Typically the state only lasts up to 20 minutes or so.

  I took a long nap and was totally gronked.

  Last edited on Nov 09 2015. Submitted by shannon from Seattle, WA, USA on Dec 01 1999.

verb - transitive

• to prepare a person to take on new responsibilities.

  Management is grooming him to be the new director.

  Last edited on Mar 29 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2013.