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I have heard that the popular use of the term "groove" referring to pop music has its origins in sexual acts. Does anybody have verifiable evidence of that?
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Hi kenalan -- and welcome.
Shorter Oxford's 2nd definition of "groovy" is --
Of a person: having a tendency to adhere to a narrow limited unchanging course, in a rut [colloq. now rare].
Now, there's a fascinating euphemism!
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paulb--
"groove"(first post)~"rut"(deer season): good-o!
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Welcome #2, kenalan! (My guess: Alan is your middle name.)
"Groovin'...on a Sunday afternoon", a pop song in the late
60's, probably meant that. But I have the feeling the term had already been in use for quite some time before this.
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I'm not sure about Groovin', but I've heard that Rock n' Roll came from an African American term for "having sex".
Can anyone back me up on this?
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Rock n' Roll is a term that was coined by a Midwest DJ on a radio station (memory fails me as to his name). I thought legend had it that the word "Jazz" originally alluded to sexual intercourse. However, M-W gives the etymology as "origin unknown". No slight intended to your handle, Mr. J. Octopus! 
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Welcome kenalan. You're obviously not a stranger. Your profile doesn't say where you're from or anything, but did you know your name is the Indonesian for "acquaintance"?
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>I'm not sure about Groovin', but I've heard that Rock n' Roll came from an African American term for "having sex".
And to add another question:
I have heard that the musical term “funky” has a sexual origin, something related to sexual scents.
Any “etymusicologist” there?.
Juan Maria.
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Jazz,
Thanks. Yes, I have often heard the origin of Rock and Roll thus attributed to sex and I suppose that is the genesis of my question.
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Thank you Bing... for the Indonesian root (not rut) of my name. How is it pronounced?
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