Meaning of the word lindy-hop in English
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lindy-hop
US /ˈlɪn.di ˌhɑːp/
UK /ˈlɪn.di ˌhɑːp/
Noun
1.
a fast, energetic dance popular during the late 1930s and 1940s, that includes some steps with a partner and some improvised steps (= invented at the time):
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Lindy Hop started in Harlem, New York, when local dancers added to the popular Charleston with fast spins, cartwheels and jumps.
Verb
1.
to dance a Lindy hop:
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He wrote about flapper girls and Lindy hopping all night long.
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