Vangroovy en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of Vancouver + groovy.
Meanings
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(informal) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Recipes and photographs are nothing short of gorgeous and if you’ve got friends in Vangroovy (and who doesn’t), this book will delight them to no end.
2013 December 11, Liane Faulder, “Nothing beats a gorgeous cookbook to tantalize the taste buds”, in Edmonton Journal:Because "Vangroovy" is the most stereotyped city in Canada, I felt what I as a newcomer needed to do: ditch the power suits, eat organic, exercise a lot and be laid back all the time.
2002 August 30, Laura Madokoro, “Super, natural Vancouver, B.C.”, in Globe and Mail:Here we are in a beautiful Calgary garden. The groovy newlywed young engineer who designed and installed the very Vancouver garden spent his childhood in Richmond. He offers me a veggie burger and with a straight face says, “What’s it like in Vangroovy these days?”
2009 November 21, Tom Graff, “Vangroovy Vancouver”, in Vancouver Observer: