Linsanity

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012. US, slang, uncountable

Etymology

Blend of Lin + insanity.

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