groovy

groov-y · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (informal, dated) Fashionable, exciting, or excellent; a term of approval popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

  2. 2.

    Having or relating to a good musical rhythm or groove.

Phrases & expressions

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    feeling groovy — Feeling happy and carefree (popularized by Simon & Garfunkel's song)
  • •
    groovy baby — An exclamation of approval (associated with 1960s culture)

Related words

Antonyms: boring, square, uncool
See also: cool, funky, groove, hip
Synonyms: cool, fantastic, far-out, hip

Etymology

From English groove (in its jazz slang sense of "rhythm") + -y. First used in jazz slang in the 1930s-1940s, then became mainstream slang in the 1960s counterculture.