Indy

//ˈɪndi// adj, name, noun, phrase, slang

adj, name, noun, phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An independent entity.

    "To survive, an indy needed hits big enough that distributors would pay up overdue accounts to get them"

  2. 2
    A car designed to meet the rules on the Indianapolis 500 car race.
  3. 3
    An open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar broadly
  4. 4
    A motorcar race that uses this type of car broadly
Adjective
  1. 1
    Independent, unaffiliated (especially not affiliated with a major organization or company). not-comparable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Acronym of I'm not dead yet (“a fruit-fly gene, mutant versions of which are said to have increased the organism's lifespan”). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Indianapolis. informal
  2. 2
    The fictional archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones. informal

    "But while Dial may have all the right pieces on the board to make for another classic entry in the saga, Indy’s latest adventure is a lackluster attempt at reconciling the old with the new."

  3. 3
    The Independent, a British newspaper. UK, informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
indy carindycarformula indyformula indy carindianapolisindianapolis

Example

More examples

"Tom met his future wife Mary at the Indy 500."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Independent + -y.

Etymology 2

From independent, by shortening, + -y.

Etymology 3

From Indianapolis (“location of major car race”).

Related phrases

Indy carindy-curious

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