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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1401/
- Published: 2023-11-30T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-26T17:40:49.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:07

The word for today is…

grok (verb)):

: to understand profoundly and intuitively

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grok?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Grok may be the only English word that derives from Martian. Yes, I do mean the language of the planet Mars. No, I’m not getting too weird; we’ve just ventured into the realm of science fiction. Grok (pronounced grahk) was introduced in Robert A. Heinlein’s 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The book’s main character, Valentine Michael Smith, is a Martian-raised human who comes to Earth as an adult, bringing with him words from his native tongue and a unique perspective on the strange ways of earthlings. Grok was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it.

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