Ollie

[ol-ee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Oliver.

2. a female given name, form of Olive.

ollie

/ ˈɒlɪ /

noun

1. (in skateboarding and snowboarding) a jump into the air executed by stamping on the tail of the board

Word History and Origins

Origin of ollie¹

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

But England lost their last nine wickets for 99 runs, including a calamitous spell of 3-0 when all of Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and Joe Root were dismissed driving at the ball.

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Leicester were briefly reduced to 14 players when wing Ollie Hassell-Collins was yellow-carded and Newcastle made their advantage count with an Ethan Grayson try.

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Ollie's mum Hannah said: "It's gone absolutely nuts. When I saw it, my wee heart melted. I'm absolutely proud of them."

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Prof Simon Jones, who is co-leading the trial tells the BBC: "I've been waiting 20 years to see a boy like Ollie doing as well as he is, and it's just so exciting."

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"The future for Ollie seems very bright and hopefully this means more kids will get the treatment."

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