Heelys
Britishplural noun
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Example Sentences
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There’s a new kid on the playground … but it’s actually just Facebook disguised in a Minions T-shirt and Heelys.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2017
And one new brand, Heelys, top, features a single removable "stealth skate" in each heel that lets users walk or, with wheels engaged, zoom up to 32 m.p.h.
From Time Magazine Archive
These paid performers demo the shoes at malls, concerts and sporting events, and they also chat up Team Heelys wannabes on the Heelys website, generating cred and buzz.
From Time Magazine Archive
To explain how to "heel" skate on one rear wheel, the company cherry-picks a handful of cool kids, "like school athletes," in selected schools to join Team Heelys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alex breezed into the kitchen on his Heelys, arms out wide like airplane wings.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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