groovy
English
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
- Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
- The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
- (dated) Set in one's ways.
- Rudyard Kipling
- She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy.
- Rudyard Kipling
Etymology 2
From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.
Adjective
groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
- (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]
- 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.
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Derived terms
Translations
cool, neat, interesting
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Noun
groovy (plural groovies)
- (dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person.
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989