from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
gronked
adj.
1. Broken. "The teletype scanner was gronked, so we took the system
down."
2. Of people, the condition of feeling very tired or (less commonly)
sick. "I've been chasing that bug for 17 hours now and I am thoroughly
gronked!" Compare {broken}, which means about the same as {gronk} used
of hardware, but connotes depression or mental/emotional problems in
people.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
gronked
1. Broken. "The teletype scanner was gronked, so we took the
system down."
2. Of people, the condition of feeling very tired or (less
commonly) sick. "I've been chasing that bug for 17 hours now
and I am thoroughly gronked!" Compare {broken}, which means
about the same as {gronk} used of hardware, but connotes
depression or mental/emotional problems in people.