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lin⋅dy

[lin-dee] noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing.
–noun
1. Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
–verb (used without object)
2. to dance the lindy.
Also, Lindy.


Origin:
1930–35; prob. from nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh
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lin·dy or Lin·dy   (lĭn'dē)   
n.   pl. lin·dies or Lind·ies
A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop.

[From Lindy nickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh.]
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