Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A diminutive of the female given names Linda, Lindsay, or Linnet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name.
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name
Nickname of US aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
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noun
A certain dance step.
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noun
A musical composition suitable for such a dance.
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noun
Ellipsis of Lindy Hop
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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verb
To perform this dance.
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Usage: intransitive
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noun
an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lindy hop
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Broader terms: social dancing
History
Diminutives with -y.
Probably from Lindy, the nickname of US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh.
