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Linsanity

Linsanity noun: enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.

Noun

Linsanity (uncountable)

  1. (US, slang) Enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.

Origin of Linsanity

Blend of Lin + insanity.

Questions about Linsanity

What does Linsanity mean?
Linsanity means enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.
What part of speech is Linsanity?
Linsanity is a noun.

Words near Linsanity in the dictionary

  1. Linquist
  2. Linquists
  3. lins
  4. linsang
  5. linsangs
  6. Linsanity
  7. Linscott
  8. Linscotts
  9. Linse
  10. linseed
  11. linseed dodder

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