groovy

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But with a beat this uber-groovy, he could be singing about Betty Crocker recipes and I would still dig it.

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  1. adjective Slang Very pleasing; wonderful.

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  • Add a new System variable with the name GROOVY_HOME and the value of the directory groovy was installed in (mine is C: \dev\groovy-1. 0-jsr-06) —  Dashboard RSS Feed
  • The big in-game XMB patch from the summer is still groovy, and I haven't had problems with online lag. —  videolamer.com
  • Adding classpath in script to current GroovyClassLoader still causes script to not recognize classes used right after - groovy is not dynamic enough. .haha.
  • HP's 10. 3-by-6.5-by-0.9-inch plastic shell is identical to what you've already seen with the XP-flavored Mini 1000 -- groovy-looking hard plastic lid, great keyboard, annoying mousepad, and all. —  Latest from Computerworld
  • Also, is there any other filmmaker of DePalma's peers less likely to be referred to as "groovy," not to mention less likely to ever use the word "groovy" himself, as DePalma? —  In The Company Of Glenn
 

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/ˈgruvi/
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