Phrase guide
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noun
An American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Alternative form of Lindy Hop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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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
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Broader terms: social dancing
History
From Lindy + hop, after US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who “hopped” the Atlantic in 1927.
