Crossword clues for lindy
lindy
- Dance named for an aviator
- 1927 headliner's nickname
- '30s dance named after an aviator
- '30s dance that was all the rage
- Lucky ___ of flying
- Lucky ___ (nickname for the Spirit of St. Louis pilot)
- Jitterbug variant
- Hop dance
- Energetic dance of the 1930s
- Depression-era dance
- Dance thought to be named for an aviator
- Dance named for an aviation hero
- Aviation nickname
- 1930s dance named for a famous flier
- 1930s dance
- "Lucky" nickname in the aviation world
- "___ LANDS!" (headline of 1927)
- '20s headline nickname
- ___ hop
- Lucky _____
- Popular 30's dance
- Aviation hero of '27
- Jitterbug variety
- Dance named after an aviator
- Dance to 1920's-40's jazz
- Swinging dance
- An energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
- The Lone Eagle
- "Lucky" 1927 hero
- A 1930's dance
- Hop of the 40's
- "Lone Eagle"
- Hero of 1927
- Jitterbug's cousin
- "Lucky" aviator, familiarly
- Swing era dance
- Nickname in aviation history
The Collaborative International Dictionary
lindy \lin"dy\ n. an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh).
Syn: lindy hop.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. a jitterbug, originated in Harlem (New York)
WordNet
n. an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh) [syn: lindy hop]
Wikipedia
Lindy may refer to:
- Lindy (opera), an opera by Moya Henderson
- Lindy, Nebraska, an unincorporated community in Knox County, Nebraska
- Lindy Electronics, a German manufacturer of computer and AV connectivity products
- Lindy Hop, an American swing dance
- Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle, an American producer of fishing tackle
- Lindy's, a restaurant in New York City
- Lindy Effect, a theory of the useful life expectancy of ideas and technology
- Lindy’s Sports, an American sports magazine
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.
Lindy is a given name. It can be used as a name for either gender. As a female given name, it is a variant of names like Linda, Belinda, and Melinda, and the meaning of Lindy is "beautiful; pretty; sweet." As a male name, it is a variant of names such as Lindsay and Lyndon, and the meaning is "linden tree mountain; Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees; linden tree hill." Lindy was most popular in the year 1979, when it reached the rank of #586 most popular name for girls.
Usage examples of "lindy".
She told me to whistle whenever I wanted a thing done, and Rastus, or Lindy, or Cipo, or Ned would come on a run.
The entire Cushman household seemed to be on a downslide, with Lindy and Betsy its innocent victims.
Several inches taller than Nina, Lindy Markov gave the impression of even greater height.
On Sunday, Lindy Markov had left a message that she would be coming in first thing in the morning to see her about an urgent matter that concerned the party on the boat.
Lindy Markov had arrived, announced by the scent of her French perfume.
Lindy Markov sat down, pulled a finely embroidered handkerchief out of a brown leather handbag, and blew hard into it, collapsing like someone who has just found a safe haven.
In the accompanying Declaration of Petitioner, Mikhail Markov averred that on or about October 10, a Friday night, during a social event, the Respondent, Lindy Hawkins Markov, had begun acting erratically, had threatened the Petitioner, assaulted another guest, and had caused Petitioner to be placed in such apprehension that he was compelled to vacate his residence, leaving the Respondent in possession thereof.
Petitioner was the sole owner of the premises, as set forth in the exhibit attached thereto and incorporated therein, consisting of a deed in fee simple for the real property, and it was further declared that Respondent Lindy Markov had no right, title, or interest therein, and had been living there for some time temporarily and solely as a guest and invitee of the Petitioner .
Lindy Markov from approaching within two hundred feet of the premises or the person of Mikhail Markov.
In accordance with Article XIII and Bylaw 53 of Markov Enterprises, Lindy Hawkins Markov had been terminated from her position as executive vice president by the president of the Corporation, Mikhail Markov.
Upon a majority vote of the stockholders of Markov Enterprises and its subsidiaries, Lindy was hereby removed from her position as secretary of the corporations and directed to turn over any books, records, or memoranda in her possession relating to her duties and obligations in the said terminated capacity.
Jeffrey Riesner stood in a thousand-dollar suit with Mike Markov, while Nina had taken her place at the other table with Lindy at her side.
When Lindy was found with four roses in her hand, chances are the Porringers would have remarked on the similarity and mentioned it during the investigation.
She said Lindy had grown sunflowers for the contest only once, and it had not been this past summer but the year before.
The wobble Lindy had always had with the directionals betrayed her now.