lindy

or Lin·dy

[ lin-dee ]

noun,plural lin·dies.
  1. Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop . an energetic jitterbug dance.

verb (used without object),lin·died, lin·dy·ing.
  1. to dance the lindy.

Origin of lindy

1
First recorded in 1930–35; probably from nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh

Words Nearby lindy

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How to use lindy in a sentence

  • Course, Sadie always insists on throwin' in something for overtime; but winnin' the extra didn't seem to be lindy's main object.

  • Strikes me this lindy of yours is perfectly good sweatshop material.

  • Anyway, I'm goin' to march you in and find out from lindy herself whether she knows you or not.