I remember in the second grade, 1968-1969 my teacher gave an acronym for the word “Groovy”. I have tried to remember what it was but cannot. Do you happen to know if this was true and if so what it was?
Thanks and God bless
Simon Maynard:
April 30th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
For the record, I encountered an earlier use of the word “Groovy” in a story by Rudyard Kipling entitled “The House Surgeon” from 1909. Here is the sentence in which it is used:
“She’d give anything to be able to believe it, but she’s a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy.”
Apparently used in quite a different way than it is these days.
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david:
January 15th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Dear Word Detective,
I remember in the second grade, 1968-1969 my teacher gave an acronym for the word “Groovy”. I have tried to remember what it was but cannot. Do you happen to know if this was true and if so what it was?
Thanks and God bless
Simon Maynard:
April 30th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
For the record, I encountered an earlier use of the word “Groovy” in a story by Rudyard Kipling entitled “The House Surgeon” from 1909. Here is the sentence in which it is used:
“She’d give anything to be able to believe it, but she’s a hard woman, and brooding along certain lines makes one groovy.”
Apparently used in quite a different way than it is these days.