Corroded to [email protected]English • 4 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square288fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1338arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square288fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilink15•edit-24 months agoBeing pedantic, but it’s beyond that. To grok is to know or understand so completely, it becomes a part of yourself. To know something fully. You can understand the concepts of astrophysics, but you might not grok the concept.
minus-square@YarHarSuperstarlink12•4 months agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
minus-squarezoutlinkfedilink4•4 months agoThe literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of you.
Being pedantic, but it’s beyond that.
To grok is to know or understand so completely, it becomes a part of yourself. To know something fully. You can understand the concepts of astrophysics, but you might not grok the concept.
I guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
The literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of you.