"Googie" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡuːɡi/ Audio: En-us-Googie.oga
Etymology: From Googie's Coffee Shop, name of a now-defunct coffee shop in West Hollywood, from the nickname of the original owner's wife. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Googie (not comparable)
  1. Of a style of futurist modern American commercial architecture, popular from the 1950s to the early 1970s. Wikipedia link: Googies Coffee Shop Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (place): United States
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