[Ads-l] Antedating of "Groovy" (General Term of Commendation)

[Shapiro, Fred]

1941 Pittsburgh Courier 26 Apr. 7 (ProQuest)

This coarsely-featured little lady was what the higher-ups call homely ... but to Diggsie, she was groovy.

NOTE: The OED has a 1937 citaton for "groovy" in specifically jazz-slang usage.

Fred Shapiro

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