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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, line, line angle, line art, line block, line breeding

Origin of lindy

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