Lindy Hop

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Etymology

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

Noun

Lindy Hop (plural Lindy Hops)

  1. (dance) An American form of dance, from the 1920s, accompanied by jazz music.
    • 1943 August 23, LIFE‎[1]:
      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.
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