lindy
or Lin·dy
[ lin-dee ]
/ ˈlɪn di /
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noun, plural lin·dies.
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
verb (used without object), lin·died, lin·dy·ing.
to dance the lindy.
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Nearby words
- lindsay, vachel,
- lindsey,
- lindsey, benjamin barr,
- lindsey, parts of,
- lindwall,
- lindy hop,
- line,
- line angle,
- line art,
- line block
Origin of lindy
First recorded in 1930–35; probably from nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh
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