Etymology

ollie

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Today it means: An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. Full definition →

Latin olivarius
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ollie · noun, verb1

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

Ollie · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromolivarius“olive tree”
  2. English todayOllie

From Germanic, from Latin olivarius (“olive tree”) (from oliva (“olive”)), and from Welsh.

Words from the same roots

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olivary

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