lindy
/ˈlɪndi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
adj
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”)
name
A diminutive of the female given names Linda, Lindsay, and Linnet.
name
A unisex given name.
noun
noun
A musical composition suitable for such a dance.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- ""These damned Lindys!" bubbled Janice. "Don't they play anything for old married folks?""
- "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."
- "I will never stop programming in C, the lindiest language"
- "Breakfast: not Lindy, though coffee gets in under the wire."
Etymology
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
lindys (plural)
lindies (plural)
lindies (present, singular)
lindying (participle, present)
lindied (participle, past)
lindied (past)
more lindy (comparative)
lindier (comparative)
most lindy (superlative)
lindiest (superlative)