A New Place for an Old Word
There’s a new word in the new 2006 update of
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary,
Eleventh Edition
One entry found for ollie.
Pronunciation: ‘ä-lE
Function: noun
Etymology: Ollie, nickname of Alan Gelfand b1963 U.S. skateboarder
1 : a maneuver in skateboarding in which the skater kicks the tail of the
board down while jumping in order to make the board pop into the air
2 :
a maneuver in snowboarding in which the rider transfers weight from the front to the back
foot to snap the board up off the ground
- ollie verb
2006 marks the bicentennial anniversary of America’s first dictionary—Noah Webster’s A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. To see what words were “new” in 1806, check out A Glossary of New Words in the special anniversary section of Merriam-Webster Online.



November 15th, 2006 at 5:27 am
This little man can’t OLLIE but he is only 20 months now!