Wellies

//ˈwɛliz// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wellington boots New-Zealand, UK, informal, plural, plural-normally
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of wellies. alt-of, plural, plural-only

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
rubber bootwellington bootswellington boots

Example

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"Wellies are sometimes necessary."

Etymology

Clipping of Wellingtons.

Related phrases

wellington boots

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