English Explanatory Dictionary

heelies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Trainers with one or more wheels fitted to the heel, allowing the wearer to walk normally then skate by shifting the weight to the rear.

Word forms

heelies

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English hele English heel Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie blend English heelies Blend of heel + wheelie. Heelys, the original, are a branded version.

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