Acting like Lindsay Lohan; in an insane manner, doing crack, attacking people in their cars, and being a little bitch about going to jail...oh, and being impossible to insure in whatever your career is because you're so. fucking. insane.
This is also known as the Lindsay Lohan epidemic, which has spread rapidly in Hollywood, as well as in middle and high schools.
B is doing crack. She must have a whole lot of linsanity.
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A combination of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin's last name and the word insanity. It has been used by NBA stars, sports pundits, celebrities and fans alike to describe the phenomenon surrounding the player who went from being overlooked by multiple teams to breaking records in one week. The unlikelihood of this occurrence is what makes it so contagious.
Guy 1: Did you see Jeremy Lin's game winning 3 last night?
Guy 2: Yea man, he's amazing. Linsanity is spreading really quick.
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adj. The characteristic word defining a moment of greatness that Jeremy Lin, an NBA player, who was undrafted out of Harvard and nearly cut three times until he was given significant playing time due to desperation for the New York Knicks. Ever since then, he has been starting every game and has been a solid player. This phenomenon is described as "Linsanity"
Hardships that he had to overcome that regard him as an underdog:
-Asian-American of Taiwanese/Chinese descent
-Harvard graduate
-Perseverance despite being undrafted and cut multiple times
-High pressure to perform well as many regard him as the face of Asian American athletics
Imaginary person: "Holy crap, did you just see that 3 point dagger against the Toronto Raptors?"
Metta World Peace (Ron Artest): *Bursts out of the Lakers game room, screaming* "LINSANITY! LINSANITY!!!!!"
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A term to describe something as insane as Jeremy Lin's play and influence on the world.
The term used for rising NBA legend Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. He recently has led the team to an amazing 5 game winning streak, despite the absence of the star players. He also went undrafted in 2010, and furthermore was waived 2 times.
After emerging literally out of nowhere, he has become a national spectacle. His game winning drives are considered by many standards to be bordering on that of "insanity" and hence
LINSANITY
A:Dude, you hear the Knicks beat the Lakers? And Jeremy Lin scored 38 points over Kobe Bryant's 34 points?
B: Linsanity!
Contemporary news flash
JEREMY LIN WINS AGAIN. LINSANITY.
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Refers to the huge popularity-boom over Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin.
Jeremy Lin's my favorite Chinese guy!
You, sir, have linsanity.
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The energy and excitement that is transmitted by Point Guard Jeremy Lin.
Knick Fan: "Linsanity can't be stopped!"
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