vellie

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive +‎ -ie.

Noun[edit]

vellie (plural vellies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) veldskoen
    • 2005, Peter J. H. Petter-Bowyer, Winds of Destruction, page 116:
      In the cool of evening I noticed Army officers were wearing slacks and vellies but no socks.

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