English · Slang Attested

gronk

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tạo ra âm thanh cơ học khi hoạt động

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

They say a good detective always starts at the beginning, so I installed the program on my VGA PC's hard drive. As the computer gronked away, copying six 5¼-inch floppies, I wondered why, if bad detectives start at the end, […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fail; to crash or go wrong.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lỗi, hỏng hóc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “gronk” mean?

Of a floppy disk drive: to produce mechanical sounds of operation.

Is “gronk” formal or informal?

gronk is generally slang.

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