- Lindy
- noun Etymology: probably from Lindy, nickname of Charles A. Lindbergh Date: 1931 a jitterbug dance originating in Harlem and later developing many local variants — called also Lindy Hop
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Lindy — Hop Basic Charleston Le Lindy Hop (ou Jitterbug) est une danse de rue qui s est développée dans la communauté noire américaine de Harlem (New York) vers la fin des années 1920, en parallèle avec le jazz et plus particulièrement le swing. Le Lindy … Wikipédia en Français
Lindy's — is a deli and restaurant in New York City, formerly located in the middle of Times Square at 1626 Broadway. Lindy s midtown locations are 825 7th Avenue (at 53rd Street) and 401 7th Avenue (at 32nd Street). The deli is owned by Riesse Industries… … Wikipedia
Lindy — may refer to: *Lindy Electronics *Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle *Lindy Hop, dance *Lindy (opera), opera by Moya Henderson *Charles Lindbergh *Lindy Ruff … Wikipedia
lindy — lin dy n. an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh). Syn: lindy hop. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lindy — Lindy, Fluß auf der südlichen Ostküste von Afrika … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lindy — f English: apparently an altered form or pet form of LINDA (SEE Linda), by a reversal of the process that derived e.g. JENNA (SEE Jenna) from JENNY (SEE Jenny) … First names dictionary
lindy — noun an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) • Syn: ↑lindy hop • Hypernyms: ↑social dancing * * * I. ˈlindē, di noun ( es) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
lindy — /lin dee/, n., pl. lindies, v., lindied, lindying. n. 1. Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance. v.i. 2. to dance the lindy. Also, Lindy. [1930 35; prob. from nickname of Charles A. LINDBERGH] * * * … Universalium
Lindy — noun a) A pet form of female given names, such as Linda and Lindsay. Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year shed started making all the teachers address her by her … Wiktionary
Lindy hop today — Lindy hop is only one of many swing dances popular today, and there are thriving local communities throughout the world. Structurally, lindy hop s basic step the swing out combines both closed position and open position, and is clearly related to … Wikipedia
