Grom

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder. slang

    "They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Polish.
  2. 2
    The River Grom, a minor tributary of the River Medway, that forms part of the boundary between East Sussex and Kent, England. The village of Groombridge might be named after it.

Synonyms

All synonyms
grommetgrommet

Example

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"They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened from grommet.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish Grom.

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