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What does linsanity mean?
Enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.
Where does linsanity come from?
Blend of Lin + insanity.

How to pronounce linsanity

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