popular dance, 1931, it originated in Harlem, N.Y., named for Lindy, nickname of U.S. aviator Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. The lind in the surname would mean "linden."
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Definitions of Lindy Hop from WordNet
lindy hop (n.)
an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh);
