Etymology

groovy

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or having grooves. Full definition →

First used popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s–1970s
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groovy · adjective1

From groove + -y.

groovy · adjective, noun2

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

First known use, by meaning

  • popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s–1970s Cool, neat, interesting.

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