Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Slang Very pleasing; wonderful.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of the nature of a groove; resembling a groove.
- Hence Figuratively, having a tendency to routine; inclined to a special or narrow course of thought or effort.
Wiktionary
- adj. dated, slang Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
- adj. dated Set in one's ways.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. informal, 1960's Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences.
- adj. British informal Very chic.
- adj. informal, 1960's same as hip.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. very good
- adj. (British informal) very chic
Etymologies
- See groove. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“So it actually sounds pretty frickin groovy, to my mind, if I do say so meself.”
“And it the only reason I still use the word groovy to this day.”
“I respected Trudeau as a politician but preferred boys my own age, with long hair, torn jeans and a penchant for using the word groovy between bong hits.”
“There are very few actors approaching 60 who can get away with saying "groovy" - but Bill Nighy is definitely one of them.”
“Tomorrow from 7am-noon you can pick and stomp grapes at the 12th Annual Harvest and Grape Stomp at Delaney Vineyards in groovy Grapevine (Think Deep Ellum with wineries.”
“You know I'm a good source for groovy phrases (note the use of the word groovy) ...”
“My resistance to the groovy is a pretty deep thing, though.”
“It's cheaper, and it's also not groovy, which is always what does appeal to me.”
“It is not only that the indigenous profit system must keep seeking fresh fields for investment as well as new consumers, but that the feeling of being an enormous creative matrix implies notions of leadership in every sphere of activity: literature and the arts, science, space, communications; democracy is regarded as an American manufacture along with Diners Club cards, happenings, rock music, and what were once called groovy life styles.”
“Their style has been variously described as groovy, neo-psychedelic and just plain rock and roll, but the band members don't take the labels too seriously.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘groovy’.
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UK - slang
fanny, nick, mufti, siphon, mug, smashing, butcher, stick up, knocker, porridge, tit, punter and 208 more...
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Silly-sounding words
Serious words that sound silly when you say them
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Furrows
furrow, furrows, furrowing, furrow one's brow, interfurrow, water-furrow, dead-furrow, interventricular ..., jadelot's furrows, yolk-furrow, skirt-furrow, gouge-furrow and 30 more...
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Words that make you sound old.
Just a fun list of words I am building that make you sound old.
icebox, bread box, touch tone phone, tit for tat, five and dime, groovy, channel changer, film, cassette player, VCR, record, dial tone and 7 more...
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Double Letter words
Here is a list of Double Letter Words! Everyone is welcome to add some more words if needed!
bubbles, gallop, wheel, follow, grasshopper, bunny, rabbit, summer, groovy, puppy, fitness, greetings and 65 more...
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Rad Words.
Put any Rad word, any at all.
super, rad, awesome, amazing, cool, nerdfightastic, fantastic, spectacular, groovy, funky, dishy, sick and 5 more...
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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Words from the songs of Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis
zugzwang, valhalla, montalvo, ishist, tritons, mosh, siam, llano del rio, protohuman, tumbleweeds, ludwigshafen, ballyhoos and 349 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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twitterpated, loquacious, ambiguous, pensive, sluggish, anxious, adventurous, curious, abandoned, absent-minded, abrasive, abused and 653 more...
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Words. Just words.
Our chief weapons are words, that's all. Just words. Only words, not justly words, that is.
That is to say that there are only words in this list, not words that are just, although s...profligacy, monty, the arc of history, luddite, peremptory, brusque, languid, callipygian, perniciously, insidiousness, camelot, perforce and 189 more...
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The History of Cool
Words that mean "cool" around the world and through the ages.
cool, awesome, wild, stylin', groovy, neat, nifty, swell, great, tubular, radical, bitchin' and 188 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
Tweets
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elgiad007 A word best delivered by Bruce Campbell as Ash in Army Of Darkness.
Upon donning his medieval-style mechanical gauntlet: "Groovy." Nov 7, 2008