GROOVY

groovy, swagger

(adjective) (British informal) very chic; “groovy clothes”

bully, bang-up, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing, old

(adjective) very good; “he did a bully job”; “a neat sports car”; “had a great time at the party”; “you look simply smashing”; “we had a grand old time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)

Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.

(dated) Set in one's ways.

Etymology 2

Adjective

groovy (comparative groovier, superlative grooviest)

(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s]

Noun

groovy (plural groovies)

(dated, slang) A trendy and fashionable person.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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