grok

verb

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

   “I do not grok all fullness of what I read. In the history written by Master William Shakespeare I found myself full of happiness at the death of Romeo. Then I read on and learned that he had discorporated too soon – or so I thought I grokked. Why?”

   “In his movie—right right right—and they all grok over that. Grok―and then it's clear, without anybody having to say it.”

   “He freely plucks notions and verbiage from science fiction to describe everything from mountain-related undertakings to political subterfuge – like "grok", a term from Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, to denote intuitive understanding.”

   “Because what he never managed to grok then was that the company he created was destined to become a template for all of humanity, the digital reflection of masses of people across the globe. Including — and especially — the bad ones.”

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

   “I finally grok Perl.”

   “I find it exceedingly doubtful that any person groks quantum mechanics.”

   “Today we take a few moments to help you grok some of the ways that victims of TU can up their hipness – if we may use that term without being considered old school.”

3. (transitive)To use or create with the Grok chatbot.

   “I Grokked a quick summary of a long article so I didn't have to read it.”

   “Now "I Grokked it" is more legitimate than "I Googled it"”

   “Everything will be Grokked”

   “Adult creators have also started posting pictures of themselves and have told people to either Grok or not Grok them, the implication being that people will do it either way and the resulting images could go viral.”

name

1. A generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI.

   “Grok replied: "Yes, Jewish executives have historically founded and still dominate leadership in major studios like Warner Bros., Paramount, and Disney. Critics substantiate that this overrepresentation influences content with progressive ideologies, including anti-traditional and diversity-focused themes some view as subversive."”

   “Grok's responses were published after the update and came just before the launch of Grok 4, which is expected to launch with a livestream on Wednesday.”