lindy

or Lin·dy

[lin-dee]

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.

Origin of lindy

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

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Examples from the Web for lindy

Contemporary Examples of lindy

Vanessa Hudgens plays Lindy, the Belle to Kyle's beast in Daniel Barnz's re-imagining of the "tale as old as time."
12 Sexed-Up Fairy Tales
Alex Berg
March 8, 2011
Dozens of performances were submitted, ranging from tangos to Lindy Hops to night-vision hula-hooping.
Dance Your Way to a Ph.D.
Randi Zuckerberg
December 4, 2008
The president considered “Lucky Lindy,” as he was derisively called, a Nazi sympathizer and a subversive.
The Fight Over America’s Entrance to WWII
Sandra McElwaine
April 7, 2013

Historical Examples of lindy

Honest, it almost gave me the fidgets, havin' Lindy around the house.
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford
But remember this ain't a class I'm describin': it's just Lindy.
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford
No, Lindy says she's afraid to go trapesin' around town after dark.
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford
But when it comes to the future Lindy was right there with the goods.
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford
After you knew the kind of monster he was, Lindy, did you keep on writing to him?
Shorty McCabe on the Job
Sewell Ford