wellies

singular welly · singular wellie · alternative Wellies

1. New ZealandUKinformalpluralplural normallyWellington boots.

1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of wellies.

   My dad used to read me Paddington Bear books complete with a funny little bear voice. He’d even bought me a stuffed Paddington and red Wellies just like Paddington Bear’s. I wore them everywhere.

   2007 April, Sherri Browning Erwin, “Chapter 8”, in To Hell With Love, Kensington Publishing, →ISBN

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   “Are you making fun of my boots?” She was flirting now, or at least trying to flirt. Her friends back home said her technique was so subtle, boys could never tell if she was flirting or not. / “Far be it from me to insult a lady’s Wellies,” Pather replied sarcastically.

   2008 January 10, Suzanne Supplee, “Chapter Two”, in When Irish Guys Are Smiling, Penguin Young Readers Group, →ISBN

   Flora pulled on a pair of her favorite jeans, choosing a long-sleeve, pink-hearted shirt over the black turtleneck she really wanted to wear. Wrapping a yellow scarf around her neck, she stepped into her Wellies.

   2016 February 3, Angela Hayes, “Chapter 12”, in Got Love?, Wild Rose Press, →ISBN