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Indy¹

  • /ˈɪndi/
  • [ˈɪndɪi̯]

Sounds like indie, indy · Rhymes with -ɪndi

Where it comes from

Clipping of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Independent + -y.

proper noun

  1. informal Indianapolis.
  2. informal The fictional archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones. But while Dial may have all the right pieces on the board to make for another classic entry in the saga, Indy’s latest adventure is a lackluster attempt at reconciling the old with the new.
  3. UK, informal The Independent, a British newspaper.

INDY²

phrase

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of I'm not dead yet (“a fruit-fly gene, mutant versions of which are said to have increased the organism's lifespan”).

indy³

Where it comes from

From independent, by shortening, + -y.

noun indies

  1. An independent entity. To survive, an indy needed hits big enough that distributors would pay up overdue accounts to get them

adjective

  1. not comparable Independent, unaffiliated (especially not affiliated with a major organization or company).

indy⁴

Where it comes from

From Indianapolis (“location of major car race”).

noun indies · indys

  1. A car designed to meet the rules on the Indianapolis 500 car race.

    Similar: indy car, indycar, Indy car, Indycar, Formula Indy car, Formula Indy

  2. broadly An open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar

    Similar: indy car, indycar, Indy car, Indycar

  3. broadly A motorcar race that uses this type of car

    Similar: indy car race, Indy car race, indycar race, Indycar race

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ende, andi, indie, andy, andie, circle city, hillside, riverside, indianapolis, sidney, hoosier state, eastgate, indiana, castleton, independence, dayton

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Chicago

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@misc{indy_2026,
  title = {indy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}