linsanity
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Meaning · English
Enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
sự hào hứng về sự nổi tiếng đột ngột của Jeremy Lin
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Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “linsanity” mean?
Enthusiasm and excitement about the sudden rise of Jeremy Lin (then of the NBA's New York Knicks) to basketball stardom in 2012.
Is “linsanity” formal or informal?
linsanity is generally slang.
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