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Indy
Indy
English
Proper noun
Indy
- (informal) Indianapolis.
- (informal) The fictional character Indiana Jones.
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indy
indy
English
Noun
indy (plural indies)
- An independent entity.
- 2004, Michael Lydon, Ray Charles: Man and Music, page 80:
- To survive, an indy needed hits big enough that distributors would pay up overdue accounts to get them
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Adjective
indy (not comparable)
- Independent, unaffiliated (especially not affiliated with a major organization or company).
Usage notes
Usage of indie and indy depends on context. For music, indie is preferred, but for wrestling on the independent circuit, indy is preferred.
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Etymology 2
From Indianapolis (“location of major car race”)
Noun
indy (plural indies)
- cars designed to meet the rules on the Indianapolis 500 car race.