heelies

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noun

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.

OriginEnglish wheelie ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounheelies pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyTrainers with one or more wheels fitted to the heel, allowing the wearer to walk normally then skate by shifting the weight to the rear.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhele
  2. Englishheel
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  5. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  6. Old Englishhwēol
  7. Middle Englishwhel
  8. Englishwheel
  9. Englishwheelie
  10. Englishheelies

Blend of heel + wheelie. Heelys, the original, are a branded version.

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APA

heelies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelies

MLA

“heelies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heelies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelies.

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