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lindy¹

Where it comes from

Probably from Lindy, the nickname of US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh.

noun lindys · lindies

  1. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.

verb lindies · lindying · lindied

  1. intransitive To perform this dance.

lindy²

adjective more lindy · lindier · most lindy · lindiest

  1. alternative Alternative form of Lindy (“long-lasting; having a proven track record and thus predicted by the Lindy effect to remain relevant far into the future”)

Lindy³

  • /ˈlɪndi/

Where it comes from

Diminutives with -y.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Linda, Lindsay, and Linnet. Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year she'd started making all the teachers address her by her full name, Linnet.
  2. A unisex given name.
  3. colloquial Nickname of US aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974). It seems a fair enough deduction, since it is known that Corrigan was working at the Ryan Airplane factory while Lindy's plane, "Spirit of St. Louis," was being built there and he was one of those who helped put together that famous craft.

noun Lindys

  1. A certain dance step.
  2. A musical composition suitable for such a dance. "These damned Lindys!" bubbled Janice. "Don't they play anything for old married folks?"
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop picked up where the Charleston left off, with the first swing-outs, breakaways and "shine steps" added to a basic off-beat two-step. In its early days the Lindy flourished only in lower strata of society.

adjective more Lindy · Lindier · most Lindy · Lindiest

  1. neologism Long-lasting; having a proven track record and thus predicted by the Lindy effect to remain relevant far into the future. I will never stop programming in C, the lindiest language

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@misc{lindy_2026,
  title = {lindy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lindy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}