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groovy.

Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɹuvi/
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.

    The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
  2. Set in one's ways.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English groove Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English groovy From groove + -y.

adj/ˈɡɹuvi/
  1. Cool, neat, interesting.

    dated · slang
  2. Reminiscent of the counterculture of the 1960s; hippie, psychedelic.

    slang
  3. Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɡɹuvi/
  1. A trendy and fashionable person.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

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

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