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ˈlɪn dilindy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lindy, lindy hopnoun

    an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

Wiktionary

  1. lindynoun

    a jitterbug, originated in Harlem (New York)

  2. Lindynoun

    A dance step.

  3. Lindynoun

    A musical composition suitable for such a dance.

  4. Lindynoun

    A pet form of female given names, such as Linda and Lindsay.

  5. Etymology: probably from Lindy, the nickname of US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh

ChatGPT

  1. lindy

    The Lindy Effect is a theory that suggests the future life expectancy of some non-perishable things like a technology or an idea is proportional to their current age. In other words, the older something is, the longer it's likely to remain in existence. This term is most commonly used in the world of Finance or in strategic forecasting. The Lindy Effect is named after Lindy's deli in New York City where comedians were said to gather and where, supposedly, the length of a comic's career could be predicted based on their current success.

Wikidata

  1. Lindy

    Lindy is an opera in two acts by Australian composer Moya Henderson to an English libretto by Judith Rodriguez. It is based on the death of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain's baby Azaria Chamberlain in the Australian outback at Uluru in 1980. The opera lasts for about 1 hour and 35 minutes. It premiered on 25 October 2002 at the Sydney Opera House.

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    Song lyrics by lindy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lindy on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LINDY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lindy is ranked #46037 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lindy surname appeared 463 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lindy.

    87.6% or 406 total occurrences were White.
    6% or 28 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lindy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lindy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lindy in a Sentence

  1. Spencer Petras:

    I was a little nervous for Lindy at first, but there's no tougher guy in football than Tyler Linderbaum. I knew as soon as I saw him walking that he would be all right.

  2. Judith Viorst:

    But it's hard to be hip over thirty When everyone else is nineteen, When the last dance we learned was the Lindy, And the last we heard, girls who looked like Barbra Streisand Were trying to do something about it.

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