ConnectWord · Ages 10-30 · In use
grind
Repeating the same task over and over to slowly make progress. In games, to earn points or items. In life, studying, training or working hard.
Can't come out, I'm grinding for finals.
For parents and educators
Usually positive. If grinding a game starts eating sleep or homework, that is a conversation about balance, not about the word.
Where it came from
Gaming slang, also long used in sports and work talk.
Also heard as
grinding, on the grind, the grind
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