Indy
(informal) Indianapolis.
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Born ~1990 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
The bike chase through the university is fabulous, and it's great to see Indy's two lives colliding like that for once. 17/
* I should say 'we' here maybe since I still think indy is a bad idea, but given i will be voting for a pro-indy party this week it didn't feel correct.
Nice. May is going to be great for motorsport in general. Bikes, Sportscars FIA WEC at Spa, N24, Indy 500, the IoM TT.
Feed: "The Santa Barbara Independent" By: Indy Staff on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
I love Marion - she doesn't get enough to do, but she's brilliant: a proper independent woman that's right for Indy. Even if we know from Raiders he started shagging her when she was 15, the daft paedophile. 18/
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(informal) Indianapolis.
“Nice. May is going to be great for motorsport in general. Bikes, Sportscars FIA WEC at Spa, N24, Indy 500, the IoM TT.”
“The bike chase through the university is fabulous, and it's great to see Indy's two lives colliding like that for once. 17/”
“* I should say 'we' here maybe since I still think indy is a bad idea, but given i will be voting for a pro-indy party this week it didn't feel correct.”
“The bike chase through the university is fabulous, and it's great to see Indy's two lives colliding like that for once. 17/”
— Bluesky· May 2026“* I should say 'we' here maybe since I still think indy is a bad idea, but given i will be voting for a pro-indy party this week it didn't feel correct.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nice. May is going to be great for motorsport in general. Bikes, Sportscars FIA WEC at Spa, N24, Indy 500, the IoM TT.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Feed: "The Santa Barbara Independent" By: Indy Staff on Wednesday, May 6, 2026”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I love Marion - she doesn't get enough to do, but she's brilliant: a proper independent woman that's right for Indy. Even if we know from Raiders he started shagging her when she was 15, the daft paedophile. 18/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(informal) The fictional archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones.
“His most iconic character, Indy, doesn't qualify but otherwise this does pretty much cover it. Indy wanted to go for the Ark, Indy wanted to save his father. Less so in Temple (he just wanted to get away from Lao Che/get to Delhi).”
"Indy" means the fictional archaeologist and adventurer indiana jones. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"Indy" is informal English meaning the fictional archaeologist and adventurer indiana jones. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "the fictional archaeologist and adventurer indiana jones" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "Indy" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“His most iconic character, Indy, doesn't qualify but otherwise this does pretty much cover it. Indy wanted to go for the Ark, Indy wanted to save his father. Less so in Temple (he just wanted to get away from Lao Che/get to Delhi).”
— Bluesky· May 2026“IndyCar announced Tuesday it has updated its Push to Pass system usage rules for both the IndyCar and INDY NXT series, now allowing drivers to use the system under a few conditions. DETAILS: 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/y84fetdu”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Indy voters who voted for the orange mess deserve the consequences we are seeing. Unfortunately those of us who didn’t vote for the orange mess get these consequences, too…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Indy 1 #Indy1 #Tuesday #Volleyball #Fall2025 #OttawaRecSports #Ottawa #ChampionshipParty #LieutenantsPump”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Indy's thatched roof cottages are in grave danger”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, informal) The Independent, a British newspaper.
“Feed: "Indy Review Records" By: b.liebman on Monday, May 4, 2026”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sweet jaysus. I know that thunder crack just woke up all of Indy. I have 100lb anxiety dog right next to me. Apollo is so smart, he knows when he sees the flash of lightning, there's going to be a thunder crack, and tucks his head under my arm. Poor guy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Well, you're wrong to make your few personal experiences universal laws. Which is why both pro-indy parties in the Scottish Party support LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights and three of the four pro-union parties oppose them. It's simply the opposite of your pre-judgement.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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