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Petzl Grigri Belay Device
Yeah, but what does the name mean?
By John Bresee
April 8, 2008
Yeah, but what does the name mean?
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By mar2505731
Ranked #521 - Belay and Rappel Devices
October 25, 2008
France has a long colonial history and grigri, which means amulet in some African language, became part of French language (reverse colonialism). It is widely used for a magic item, or spell, or by extension any cool stuff. Given that Petzl is French and gris in French means gray, it probably means the gray-gray, which doesnt make sense either. And no, I didn't make any of that up.
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