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lin•dy
(lin′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies, v., -died, -dy•ing.
n.
v.i.
n.
- Music and DanceAlso called lin′dy hop′, Lin′dy Hop′. an energetic jitterbug dance.
v.i.
- Music and Danceto dance the lindy.
- probably from nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh 1930–35