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    Re: Another Technic Creation —John Morgan
   In lugnet.technic, Mike McFarlane writes: <snippage> (...) Grok is a word coined by Robert Heinlien in his book, Stranger in a Strange Land I did a web search and found this page on Grok: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Another Technic Creation —Dave Schuler
   (...) (URL) That's pretty nifty. Dave! Dave! (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: Another Technic Creation —Matthew Miller
   (...) grok gro+k, v. U.S. slang. Also grock. Arbitrary formation by Heinlein (see quot. 1961). a. trans. (also with obj. clause) To understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with. b. intr. To empathize or communicate sympathetically (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
 

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