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groupy

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English

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Etymology

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From group +‎ -y.

Adjective

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groupy (comparative more groupy, superlative most groupy)

  1. Tending to form or operate in groups.
    • 1991, David M. Gordis, Yoav Ben-Horin, Jewish Identity in America, page 78:
      From the need for a quorum for prayer to the rituals of birth, marriage, and death, Judaism is groupy. The covenant is between the Jewish people and the one God, not merely each individual Jew.
    • 2010, Rupert Till, Pop Cult: Religion and Popular Music, page 150:
      [] project found two basic types of music, that which is individualized and that which is integrated, or groupy.

Noun

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groupy (plural groupies)

  1. Alternative form of groupie
    • 1970, Beat Instrumental & International Recording, page 61:
      As a guide to the inside of a groupy's head the LP is quite interesting []