lindy

See also: Lindy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lindy (plural lindys or lindies)

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

Derived terms

• Lindy Hop

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To perform this dance.

References

• “lindy” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lundi (“Monday”).

Noun

lindy

1. (Saint-Domingue) a Monday

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: lendi

References

• S. J. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎^[1] (in French), Paris

Tlahuica

Noun

lindy

1. hummingbird

References

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