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grom

grom noun: a young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder.

grom: a young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder
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Noun

grom (plural groms)

  1. (slang) A young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder.
    • They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted.
    Synonyms:
    grommet

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Grom

Grom (plural Groms)

  1. A surname from Polish.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Grom

Grom

  1. 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 of grom

Forms of grom

Noun
pluralgroms
Proper noun
pluralGroms

Origin of grom

Shortened from grommet.

Borrowed from Polish Grom.

Questions about grom

What does grom mean?
Grom means a young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder.
What part of speech is grom?
Grom can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of grom?
The plural of grom is groms.

Words near grom in the dictionary

  1. Grolik
  2. Grolleau
  3. grollies
  4. Grollman
  5. grolly
  6. grom
  7. groma
  8. Groman
  9. Gromans
  10. gromas
  11. gromatic

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