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wellies¹

  • /ˈwɛliz/

Rhymes with -ɛliz

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Clipping of Wellingtons.

noun welly · wellie · Wellies

  1. New Zealand, UK, informal, plural, plural normally Wellington boots.

Wellies²

noun

  1. plural, plural only Alternative letter-case form of wellies 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.

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wellies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wellies

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"wellies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wellies.

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@misc{wellies_2026,
  title = {wellies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wellies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}