Corroded to [email protected]English • 9 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square116fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1154arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to [email protected]English • 9 hours agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilink8•edit-25 hours 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@[email protected]linkfedilink8•5 hours agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
minus-squarezoutlinkfedilink3•4 hours 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.