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Groovy vs Epic - What's the difference?

groovy | epic |

As adjectives the difference between groovy and epic

is that groovy is of, pertaining to, or having grooves or groovy can be (dated|slang) cool, neat, interesting, fashionable while epic is of, or relating to, an epic.

As a noun epic is

an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity or demigod (heroic epic) or other legendary or traditional hero.

groovy

English

Alternative forms

* groovey

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
  • The back of the tile was groovy so that it could hold the adhesive compound.
  • (dated) Set in one's ways.
  • * (Rudyard Kipling)
  • 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)
  • (dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable.
  • "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! "
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 24 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3 , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.}}
    Derived terms
    * grooviness

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    epic

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (computing) Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.
  • (electronics) Etched and Polycrystalline carried IC.
  • (electronics) Epitaxial Integrated Circuit.
  • (legal) Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
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