グル
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Meanings
1
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
Colloquial term for a partner in crime or someone in on a scheme together. Often used in the phrase ぐるになる (to be in cahoots).
Those two were in cahoots and tricked me.
It turned out he was an accomplice in the robbery.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉はグルだsomeone is in on it (as an accomplice)
Turns out the manager was in on it too.
Expressions
- グルになるconspire; act in collusion; be in cahoots