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Wiktionary

  1. gruenoun

    Any byproduct of a gruesome event, i.e. gore, viscera, entrails, blood and guts.

  2. gruenoun

    A fictional predator that dwells in the dark.

  3. grueadjective

    Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.

  4. grueadjective

    Green or blue, as a translation from languages such as Welsh that do not distinguish between these hues.

  5. Etymology: Of Scandinavian origin: compare Old Swedish grua.

Wikidata

  1. Grue

    Grue is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkenær. The new municipality of Grue was established on 1 January 1838. The area of Brandval was separated from the municipality of Grue in 1867 to become a municipality of its own.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. grue

    [from archaic English verb for shudder, as with fear] The grue was originated in the game Zork (Dave Lebling took the name from Jack Vance's Dying Earth fantasies) and used in several other Infocom games as a hint that you should perhaps look for a lamp, torch or some type of light source. Wandering into a dark area would cause the game to prompt you, “It is very dark. If you continue you are likely to be eaten by a grue.” If you failed to locate a light source within the next couple of moves this would indeed be the case.The grue, according to scholars of the Great Underground Empire, is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is either adventurers or enchanters, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its extreme fear of light. No grues have ever been seen by the light of day, and only a few have been observed in their underground lairs. Of those who have seen grues, few have survived their fearsome jaws to tell the tale. Grues have sickly glowing fur, fish-mouthed faces, sharp claws and fangs, and an uncontrollable tendency to slaver and gurgle. They are certainly the most evil-tempered of all creatures; to say they are touchy is a dangerous understatement. “Sour as a grue” is a common expression, even among grues themselves.All this folklore is widely known among hackers.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GRUE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grue is ranked #74608 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Grue surname appeared 259 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grue.

    90.3% or 234 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.7% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grue in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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