Dandy vs Groovy - What's the difference?
dandy | groovy |
Like a dandy, foppish.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
Almost first rate.
A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
(British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
A dandy roller.
Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
(dated) Set in one's ways.
* (Rudyard Kipling)
(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable.
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 24
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3
, work=The Onion AV Club
As adjectives the difference between dandy and groovy
is that dandy is like a dandy, foppish while groovy is of, pertaining to, or having grooves.As a noun dandy
is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.dandy
English
Adjective
(er)- That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
- What a dandy little laptop you have.
Noun
(dandies)Synonyms
* (man concerned with appearance) dude, fop, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, popinjay, buckDerived terms
* dandify * dandification * dandyishSee also
* * ----groovy
English
Alternative forms
* grooveyEtymology 1
Adjective
(er)- The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
- She'd give anything to be able to believe it, but she's a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy .
Etymology 2
From the phrase in the groove , ultimately from the grooves of an early phonograph record.Adjective
(er)- "Wow, man! This psychedelic wallpaper is totally groovy ! " said the hippie.
- "Have a groovy day, dudes. " said the surfer in his latest movie.
- ''Marching around the hallways of school while making a racket, the drummer in the marching band said, "60s music is very groovy! "
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