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groovy

[groo-vee]

groov·y

[groo-vee]
adjective, groov·i·er, groov·i·est.
1.
Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
2.
inclined to follow a fixed routine.

Origin:
1850–55; groove + -y1
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Groovy is always a great word to know.
So is navel-gazing. Does it mean:
excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue
a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
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groovy (ˈɡruːvɪ)
 
adj , groovier, grooviest
slang, jocular often attractive, fashionable, or exciting

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Slang Dictionary

groovy definition


  1. mod.
    cool; pleasant. : Man, this music is groovy.
  2. mod.
    drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) : Three beers and he was a little groovy.
  3. mod.
    out-of-date; passé. (California.) : Oh, how groovy!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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