OLLIE

Etymology

Proper noun

Ollie

A diminutive of the male given name Oliver.

A diminutive of the female given names Olivia, Olive and Olwen.

Etymology

From “Ollie”, the nickname of the Florida skateboarder Alan Gelfand.

Noun

ollie (plural ollies)

(skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding) An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.

Verb

ollie (third-person singular simple present ollies, present participle ollieing or ollying, simple past and past participle ollied)

(intransitive) To perform an ollie.

Source: Wiktionary



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