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groovy¹

  • /ˈɡɹuvi/

Rhymes with -uːvi

adjective groovier · grooviest · groovey

  1. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves. The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
  2. obsolete Set in one's ways. She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy.

groovy²

  • /ˈɡɹuvi/

Rhymes with -uːvi

Where it comes from

From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.

adjective groovier · grooviest · groovey

  1. dated, slang Cool, neat, interesting. The hippies do not often try to define the feelings they experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Generally they just say, "Oh, groovy, man," or simply, "Wow."
  2. slang Reminiscent of the counterculture of the 1960s; hippie, psychedelic. Groovy designs by Cyndi Bright and colorful 1960's-inspired papers and accessories, featuring plenty of mod flower, funky stickers, and new Spring colors.
  3. Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline.

noun groovies · groovey

  1. dated, slang A trendy and fashionable person. He also stole a $100-dollar bill from his father's wallet and gave it to a couple of the other Goth kids. […] Nevertheless, all this didn't give him the social status he coveted from his gloomy groovies.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fashionable, stylish, dandy, nifty, swagger, slap-up, corking, neat, bang-up, keen, great, good, not bad, swell, bully, smashing

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adj having grooves

Deutschrau

adj cool, neat, interesting

Españolbacán, macanudo, genial, guay
中文时髦 shí máo
Portuguêsbacana
Deutschtoll, fetzig, schick
Italianofico
Русскийклёвый kljóvyj

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@misc{groovy_2026,
  title = {groovy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/groovy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}