ollie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
verb
  1. To perform an ollie.
name
  1. A unisex given name.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Oliver, from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Germanic].
  3. A female given name.
  4. A diminutive of the female given names Olivia or Olive, from Latin [in turn from Etruscan, in turn from Greek].
  5. A diminutive of the female given name Olwen, from Welsh.
  6. A male orphan.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒli/

Word forms

ollie ollies ollieing ollied

Etymology

From Ollie. Named after American skateboarder Alan Gelfand (1963–), via the Floridian skateboarder's nickname.

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