Lindy

lindy English Etymology Diminutives with en -y. Pronunciation en /ˈlɪndi/ Proper noun en female Linda,Lindsay,Linnet. en 2004 w:Anne Tyler The Amateur Marriage 0701177349 105 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. en unisex. en colloquial Nickname of US aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974). en 1938 October Popular Mechanics Poor Boy Still Makes Good 149 https://books.google.com/books?id=19sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA149&dq=%22Lindy%27s+plane%22&hl=&cd=13&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Lindy's%20plane%22&f=false It seems a fair enough deduction, since it is known that Corrigan was working at the Ryan Airplane factory while Lindys plane, "Spirit of St. Louis," was being built there and he was one of those who helped put together that famous craft. Derived terms en Lindy effect Lindy Hop Noun s A certain dance step. A musical composition suitable for such a dance. en War and Remembrance 234 w:Herman Wouk 2002 "These damned Lindys!" bubbled Janice. "Don't they play anything for old married folks?" en Lindy Hop en 1943-08-23 LIFE https://books.google.com/books?id=PlAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT39&dq=%22Lindy+Hop%22&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Lindy%20Hop%22&f=false 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. Adjective + er en neologism Long-lasting; having a proven track record and thus predicted by the Lindy effect to remain relevant far into the future. en luke_metro 1398166004090359808 28 May 2021 28 July 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/xe7wU I will never stop programming in C, the lindiest language Ezra Marcus What is the Lindy Effect? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/style/lindy.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/4skj5 28 July 2026 17 June 2021 Breakfast: not Lindy, though coffee gets in under the wire. en resistonaut nice things that were invented quite recently https://www.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/157ife0/comment/jt61npj/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/DF3F4 28 July 2026 redscarepod 23 July 2023 Very likely the youngest lindy invention, even if unsliced bread is lindier en tristandross 1687843348139196416 5 August 2023 28 July 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/clx1S thinking of the previously ubiquitous aspects of 2010s life that it's becoming increasingly clear are not lindy and have been locked off and left behind: premium burgers, new media, tough mudder, raising awareness about mental health, macklemore, selfie sticks etc. any others? en sadbittergirl 1870156206406316483 20 December 2024 28 July 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Hj36X heroin chic is back and lindier than ever en Babygravy9 2076311386276114693 12 July 2026 28 July 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/QoovI Bull-leaping is one of the Lindiest Indo-European sports of all. Here's maybe the earliest depiction on a Hittite vase from 1650 BC, and a depiction from the great palace at Knossos, Crete. en Nicknames for individuals