vellie

V4E1L1L1I1E1

noun

Veldskoen.

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Meanings

nounvellie (plural vellies)

plural vellies

  1. South AfricaslangVeldskoen.

    In the cool of evening I noticed Army officers were wearing slacks and vellies but no socks.

    2005, Peter J. H. Petter-Bowyer, Winds of Destruction, page 116

Origin

Clipping of veldskoen + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vielle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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