Groovy


[groo-vee] /ˈgru vi/

adjective, groovier, grooviest.
1.
Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent:
groovy music; a groovy car.
2.
inclined to follow a fixed routine.
/ˈɡruːvɪ/
adjective groovier, grooviest
1.
(slang, often jocular) attractive, fashionable, or exciting
adj.

1853 in literal sense of “pertaining to a groove,” from groove (n.) + -y (2). Slang sense of “first-rate, excellent” is 1937, American English, from jazz slang phrase in the groove (1932) “performing well (without grandstanding.)” As teen slang for “wonderful,” it dates from c.1941; popularized 1960s, out of currency by 1980. Related: Grooviness.

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