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.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To perform this dance.

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French lundi (“Monday”).

Noun

lindy

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a Monday

Descendants
  • Haitian Creole: lendi

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

Tlahuica

Noun

lindy

  1. hummingbird

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