Ollie

American

[ol-ee] / ˈɒl i /

noun

a male given name, form of Oliver.
a female given name, form of Olive.

ollie British

/ ˈɒlɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ollie

C20: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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Ollie Chessum and Chandler Cunningham-South are heavy-duty operators, with the advantage of also being third line-out outlet.

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Ollie Chessum bust a hole to spin the Italian defence, but the scramble snuffed out the danger.

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With the likes of Ollie Chessum, Henry Pollock, Sam Underhill and Marcus Smith on the bench, England have the spark and strength to wrestle a game their way late on.

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Sparks is joined by fellow snowboarders James Barnes-Miller, Ollie Hill, Matt Hamilton and Davy Zyw in the 25-strong ParalympicsGB squad.

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Ollie Hill qualified for the knockout rounds four years ago in the LL2 division and will be hoping to impress again in the weaker of his two events.

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