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A term to describe something as insane as Jeremy Lin's play and influence on the world.
That crossover was linsane!
Linsane by chessarmenia April 24, 2012
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Something insane that has to do with Jeremy Lin, point guard for the New York Knicks.
Guy 1: "Did you see the game last night?!"
Guy 2: "Yeah, the Knicks did awesome!"
Guy 1: "It was Linsane!"
Linsane by Tommy Gee April 9, 2012
To perform a task at a mediocre level for a period of time and then suddenly excel beyond belief at that task.
Yea, I thought the Lakers would win, but then that one guy went all Linsane on them...
Linsane by EmployeeNMBR12 April 17, 2012
The rage over the Knicks' starting point guard Jeremy Lin who spontaneously stunned the world with his amazing underdog story. He's become an icon for people everywhere, and is drawing widespread attention over the racial boundaries surrounding him and his astounding playing skill. Is one of the more popular "lin-" terms created by the media. Others include "lincredible" or "linning".
Did you see that Knicks-Lakers game? It really gave me some Linsanity.

I'm really gettin' some Linsanity watching Jeremy play.
linsanity by embeab April 27, 2012
1. the state of mind of Jeremy Lin fans when he steps on the court. and off the court. this highly contagious phenomenon has led to a series of wins by the Knicks, an increased basketball fandom among the Asians, and the creation of other words with 'lin'

2. basically anything that Jeremy Lin does because he's amazing.
The linsanity spread across the court like a forest fire, linfusing the players with lincomparable lintensity to win the game, and linfusing linthusiasm among the linsatiable audience.
linsanity by prplpianotie April 8, 2012
referring to the breakout season that Jeremy Lin had, people start using "Lin" for every word that starts with "in", including winning to "linning."
It's linsanity how Jeremy Lin has more clutch than LeBron.
linsanity by Mattstah April 10, 2012
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.
Linsanity by Linglorious Basterd April 11, 2012
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