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lindy hop

lindy hop is the alternative form of Lindy Hop.

Noun (1) capitalized: Lindy Hop

Lindy Hop (plural Lindy Hops)

  1. An American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music.
    • 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.1943 August 23, LIFE
    • 'Most modern dances were invented here,' said Leiter. 'That's how good it is. The Lindy Hop, Truckin', the Susie Q, the Shag. All started on that floor. Every big American band you've ever heard of is proud that it once played here - Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Noble Sissle...1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 52

Noun (2) capitalized: Lindy hop

Lindy hop (plural Lindy hops)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Lindy Hop.

Forms of lindy hop

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Origin of lindy hop

From Lindy + hop, after US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh who “hopped” the Atlantic in 1927.

Questions about lindy hop

What does lindy hop mean?
Lindy hop means an American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music.
What is lindy hop the alternative form of?
Lindy hop is the alternative form of Lindy Hop.
What part of speech is lindy hop?
Lindy hop is a noun.
What is the plural of lindy hop?
The plural of lindy hop is lindy hops.

Words near lindy hop in the dictionary

  1. lindworms
  2. lindwyrm
  3. lindwyrms
  4. lindy
  5. Lindy effect
  6. lindy hop
  7. lindy hopping
  8. lindy hops
  9. lindy-hop
  10. lindy-hopping
  11. lindy-hops

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lindy hop (page history and authors); Lindy Hop (page history and authors); Lindy hop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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