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Grips.

wit; intellect; understanding; nous

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁɪps/
  1. wit; intellect; understanding; nous

    informal · masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. Derived with the suffix -s from Middle Low German grīpen or grabben. These interrelated verbs are cognate with English gripe and grab respectively. For the semantics compare German begreifen (“to understand”).

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