noun
lindy
LIHN-dee
noun
1
A energetic, partnered swing dance, sometimes called the Lindy Hop, that originated in Harlem in the 1920s-30s.
"They spent the evening learning the lindy at a swing club."
verb
1
To dance the lindy hop.
"The couple lindied across the floor to the live band."
How to Use Lindy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fast, bouncy swing dance from the jazz era, also called the Lindy Hop.
Common pairings
dance the lindy
lindy hop
Word Forms
lindied past tense, lindys plural, lindies plural, lindies singular
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Etymology
Believed to be named after aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose 1927 transatlantic flight ("hop") was in the news around the time the dance took off.