groovy cat

English translation: He's a cool guy

13:42 May 18, 2003

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: groovy cat

Lennon on Billy Preston

He's a groovy cat. He comes in and sits in on the session and then lays it on you so thought we would give him a credit

Lacrimosa KudoZ activity Questions: 487 (none open) (6 without valid answers) Answers: 8
Local time: 12:18

Selected answer:He's a cool guy

Explanation:
He's a cool guy - sixties slang.

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IanW (X)
Local time: 12:18

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4 +15

He's a cool guy

IanW (X)

4 +2

he can groove, and he's hip

Nancy Arrowsmith

4 +1

...with-it kid...

virgotra

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +15

He's a cool guy

Explanation:
He's a cool guy - sixties slang.

IanW (X)
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 235

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

...with-it kid...

Explanation:
another sixties expression!

virgotra
Italy
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 4

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

he can groove, and he's hip

Explanation:
Grooving meant getting into the spirits of things, and going along with the flow, especially music. A cat was originally a blck expression, a cool, hip, guy, with overtones of tom-cat, sexual prowess, etc.

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black, of course

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 04:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 60

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