Linsanity

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounLinsanity (uncountable)
  1. USslanguncountableball gamesEnthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.

Origin

Blend of Lin + insanity.

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Anagrams

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APA

Linsanity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linsanity

MLA

“Linsanity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linsanity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Linsanity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Linsanity.

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