groovy

== English == === Alternative forms === groovey === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɹuvi/ Rhymes: -uːvi === Etymology 1 === From groove +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest) Of, pertaining to, or having grooves. (obsolete) Set in one's ways. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the phrase in the groove, originally in reference to the grooves of an early phonograph record. ==== Adjective ==== groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest) (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s–1970s] (slang) Reminiscent of 1960s counterculture; hippie, psychedelic. (music) Melodious, danceable; particularly of a riff or bassline. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== groovy (plural groovies) (dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person.