Vangroovy

English

Etymology

Blend of Vancouver +‎ groovy.

Proper noun

Vangroovy

1. (informal) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
   • 2002, Laura Madokoro, "Super, natural Vancouver, B.C.", Globe and Mail, 30 August 2002:

     Because "Vangroovy" is the most stereotyped city in Canada, I felt what I as a newcomer needed to do: ditch the power suits, eat organic, exercise a lot and be laid back all the time.

   • 2009, Tom Graff, "Vangroovy Vancouver", Vancouver Observer, 21 November 2009:

     Here we are in a beautiful Calgary garden. The groovy newlywed young engineer who designed and installed the very Vancouver garden spent his childhood in Richmond. He offers me a veggie burger and with a straight face says, “What’s it like in Vangroovy these days?”

   • 2013, Liane Faulder, "Nothing beats a gorgeous cookbook to tantalize the taste buds", Edmonton Journal, 11 December 2013:

     Recipes and photographs are nothing short of gorgeous and if you’ve got friends in Vangroovy (and who doesn’t), this book will delight them to no end.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Vangroovy.

Further reading

• Nicknames of Vancouver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia