lindy
or Lin·dy
[lin-dee]
- Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
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- to dance the lindy.
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Origin of lindy
First recorded in 1930–35; probably from nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh
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Contemporary Examples
Vanessa Hudgens plays Lindy, the Belle to Kyle's beast in Daniel Barnz's re-imagining of the "tale as old as time."
Dozens of performances were submitted, ranging from tangos to Lindy Hops to night-vision hula-hooping.
The president considered “Lucky Lindy,” as he was derisively called, a Nazi sympathizer and a subversive.
Historical Examples
And Lindy seems to think when she's put that over that she's said all there was to say on the subject.
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford
After you knew the kind of monster he was, Lindy, did you keep on writing to him?
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford
No, Lindy says she's afraid to go trapesin' around town after dark.
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford
But when it comes to the future Lindy was right there with the goods.
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford
"I don't like automobiles," says Lindy, finishin' up the sleeve.
Shorty McCabe on the JobSewell Ford