groovy
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Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
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 2Edit
From the phrase in the groove, ultimately from the grooves of an early phonograph record.
AdjectiveEdit
groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
- (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]
- "Wow, man! This psychedelic wallpaper is totally groovy!" said the hippie.
- "Have a groovy day, dudes." said the surfer in his latest movie.
- Marching around the hallways of school while making a racket, the drummer in the marching band said, "60s music is very groovy!"
- 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.
- 2015 February 12, Daniel Baxter as Superman, “How X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Ended”, in How It Should Have Ended[2], season 7, episode 3, written by Tina Alexander and Daniel Baxter, YouTube, How It Should Have Ended:
- Well, I love it! Move really fast, reverse time, save everyone? That sounds groovy! I’m gonna have to try that some day!
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
cool, neat, interesting
NounEdit
groovy (plural groovies)
- (dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person.
ReferencesEdit
- OED 2nd edition 1989