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单词 Lindy
释义

Lindy

See also: lindy

English

Etymology

Diminutives with -y.

Proper noun

Lindy

  1. A pet form of female given names, such as Linda and Lindsay.
    • 2004, Anne Tyler, The Amateur Marriage, →ISBN, page 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.
  2. Nickname of Charles Lindbergh.

Noun

Lindy (plural Lindys)

  1. A dance step.
  2. A musical composition suitable for such a dance.
    • 2002, Herman Wouk, War and Remembrance, page 234:
      "These damned Lindys!" bubbled Janice. "Don't they play anything for old married folks?"

Derived terms

  • Lindy effect
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