lindy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Lindy, the nickname of US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh.

Noun[edit]

lindy (plural lindys or lindies)

  1. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.

Verb[edit]

lindy (third-person singular simple present lindies, present participle lindying, simple past and past participle lindied)

  1. (intransitive) To perform this dance.

References[edit]

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French lundi (Monday).

Noun[edit]

lindy

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a Monday

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: lendi

References[edit]

  • S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île

Tlahuica[edit]

Noun[edit]

lindy

  1. hummingbird

References[edit]

  • Elpidia Reynoso González, Vocabulario Español-Tlahuica (1998)