Slang

groovy

This page is about the slang term groovy

Meaning

exciting, fashionable, interesting

For example

  • Did you see Jimmy's groovy new necklace? It looks so cool.

  • The DJ at the club we went to last night played some really groovy tracks.

Note:
This word first appeared in the sixties and it was widely-used by young people who were involved in the hippy movement. It went out of fashion in the early seventies, but became popular again early in the twenty-first century.

Quick Quiz

Pauline thought Ollie's new haircut was pretty groovy. She

a. liked it

b. didn't like it

c. thought it was silly
a) liked it b) didn't like it c) thought it was silly

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Contributor: Matt Errey