Etymology

grook

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Today it means: A brief, aphoristic poem, often containing irony or paradox. Full definition →

Danish gruk
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  1. Danish · borrowed fromgruk
  2. English todaygrook

From Danish gruk, coined by the Danish poet Piet Hein.

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