"groovy" meaning in English

See groovy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg Forms: groovier [comparative], grooviest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From groove + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|groove|y|id2=adjectival}} groove + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having grooves. Translations (having grooves): rau (German)
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-53iX8A7S Disambiguation of 'having grooves': 89 11
  2. (dated) Set in one's ways. Tags: dated
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg Forms: groovier [comparative], grooviest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)
  1. (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting. Tags: dated, slang Translations (cool, neat, interesting): отличен (otličen) (Bulgarian), превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) (Bulgarian), genial (Catalan), 时髦 (shí máo) (Chinese Mandarin), módní (Czech), šik (Czech), skvělý (Czech), super (Czech), boží (Czech), jännä (Finnish), mielenkiintoinen (Finnish), toll (German), fetzig (German), schick [fashion, lifestyle] (German), fico (Italian), bacana (Portuguese), клёвый (kljóvyj) (Russian), bacán (Spanish), macanudo (Spanish), genial (Spanish), guay (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-jbXpftoO Disambiguation of 'cool, neat, interesting': 99 1
  2. (music) Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-adj-khefsOat Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey Derived forms: grooviness
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹuvi/ Audio: En-au-groovy.ogg Forms: groovies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːvi Etymology: From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record. Head templates: {{en-noun}} groovy (plural groovies)
  1. (dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-groovy-en-noun-3WeZciGa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: groovey
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "grooviness"
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  "etymology_text": "From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.",
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          "ref": "1967, Brown, Joe David, ed, Time, inc, The Hippies, New York, Time, →LCCN, →OCLC:",
          "text": "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.\"",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1969, Groovy Guide to the Guys!:",
          "text": "Basically Bobby’s just a hard-working, highly creative, friendly, groovy guy who’s got a lot of things he wants to do and is in a hurry to try them all.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Pat Monahan (Train), Drive By (song lyrics):",
          "text": "When you move me, everything is groovy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club:",
          "text": "Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 February 12, Tina Alexander, Daniel Baxter, “How X-Men: Days of Future Past Should Have Ended”, in How It Should Have Ended, season 7, episode 3, spoken by Superman (Daniel Baxter), How It Should Have Ended, via YouTube:",
          "text": "Well, I love it! Move really fast, reverse time, save everyone? That sounds groovy! I’m gonna have to try that some day!",
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      "word": "groovey"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otličen",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "отличен"
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "时髦"
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      "word": "módní"
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
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      "word": "skvělý"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "super"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "boží"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "jännä"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "mielenkiintoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "toll"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "fetzig"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "fico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "bacana"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kljóvyj",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "клёвый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "bacán"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "macanudo"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "cool, neat, interesting",
      "word": "guay"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record.",
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          "text": "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.",
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