wellyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛli/

Forms: 1900s– wellie, 1900s– welly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Wellington n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < well- (in Wellington n.) + -y suffix⁶.With sense 2b compare earlier welly v.

Originally and chiefly British.

1. colloquial. A wellington boot. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > waterproof > types of

waders1841

wading-boots1866

wellington boot1886

Wellington1891

welly1961

1961 Guardian 2 June 9/5 The ground floor we converted back into a hall, for coats and wellies, etc.

1982 B. MacLaverty Time to Dance (1985) 160 Her father, when it rained, had dressed them up in bathing suits and wellies and Pakamacs and taken them for riotous walks.

1995 Dazed & Confused No. 14. 12/2 The thigh-high welly is of little use in its natural habitat in excessive amounts of water.

2007 Grazia 9 July 45/3 I catch sight of a festival goer in a ‘wacky’ pair of neon yellow and green polka-dot wellies.

2. slang.

a. Force, power; frequently in to give it some welly and variants.Originally with reference to putting one's foot down on the accelerator pedal in a motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness

jollinessc1386

liveliheadc1425

quicknessc1425

vyfnes1475

ramagec1485

couragea1498

liveliness1534

spritec1540

livelihood1566

life1583

sprightliness1599

sprightfulness1602

ruach1606

sprightiness1607

sparkle1611

airiness1628

vivacy1637

spiritfulness1644

spirit1651

vivacity1652

spiritedness1654

brightness1660

sprightness1660

ramageness1686

race1690

friskiness1727

spirituousness1727

vivaciousness1727

brio1731

raciness1759

phlogiston1789

animation1791

lifefulness1829

pepper-and-salt1842

corkiness1845

aliveness1853

vitality1858

music1859

virtu1876

liveness1890

zippiness1907

bounce1909

zing1917

radioactivity1922

oomph1937

pizzazz1937

zinginess1938

hep1946

vavoom1962

welly1977

masala1986

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or intensity of action > force or intensity of operation or effect

strengthOE

forcec1320

vigour?a1445

forcibleness1563

accent1591

edgea1593

strongnessa1604

keenness?1606

forcefulness1825

power drive1927

kilowattage1935

wattage1964

welly1977

1977 Daily Mirror 10 May 23/1 The girl they call ‘Daredevil Divi’ gave the car a bit more wellie. In racing language, this meant she was stepping on the accelerator.

1983 D. Gethin Wyatt & Moresby Legacy xxv. 174 ‘When I say go, give it some welly... Go.’.. Explosions sounded.

1996 VTV Aug. 20/1 This tiny little bundle of aggression packs a floorboard stomping 100W of welly.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 4 Apr. 8 I got into BB King and Aretha Franklin—big, fat voices with plenty of welly.

2009 M. Preston Cravat-a-licious 191 Give it some welly and you'll start seeing the rice go all creamy and gooey.

b. Originally and chiefly Association Football. A (powerful) kick. Cf. boot n.³ 1f.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] > increasing rate of movement or progress

acceleration1490

speeding1892

speed-up1923

welly1979

1979 Guardian 12 Feb. 20/3 The tactic most likely to succeed in the conditions was the long welly upfield.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 28 Mar. 31 A subtle chip out of defence when the situation called for a crude ‘welly’ was charged down, almost leading to a try.

2004 Sikh Times 18 Mar. 52/3 His red card for a frustrated toddler-style welly into Totti's calf.

Compounds

welly boot n. colloquial a wellington boot.

ΚΠ

1972 D. Haston In High Places i. 15 We only have welly boots and gym~shoes.

1992 Dogs Today Dec. 47/4 I thought I heard the faint sound of welly boots crunching the snow behind the hedge.

2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) The ground is often wet and muddy and welly boots can be an advantage.

welly throwing n. colloquial a sport or pastime in which participants compete to determine who can throw a wellington boot the furthest.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΚΠ

1975 Times 5 Aug. 12/2 One of the highlights..must be the international wellie throwing contest.

1982 Illustr. London News 27 Mar. Featuring tin tray races, wellie throwing & an evening of torchlight skiing.

2013 Birmingham Mail (Nexis) 15 Mar. 13 The school is aiming to raise a five-figure sum for the charity by staging events including a spacehopper race, welly throwing and a food challenge.

welly wanging n. (also welly whanging) colloquial = welly throwing n.; cf. whang v. 1b.

ΚΠ

1977 Cornish Times 19 Aug. 9/1 Cup winners were..welly wanging winners, men: Ken Bell; women: Sheila Camplin; junior: Michael Camplin.

1989 Guardian 5 Aug. 4/7 Book buying could be on its way to becoming a quaint minority interest, like ferret fancying and welly wanging.

2013 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 8 Visitors this weekend were able to have a go at welly wanging,..take part in a welly trail,..as well as take part in welly craft activities.

welly wang n. colloquial a welly throwing event or competition.

ΚΠ

1988 Oxf. Times 7 Oct. 12/5 The gangsters from Witney's High Street Playgroup were in fine form at their sponsored welly-wang.

2012 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 8 June St Austell MP Steve Gilbert hurls a welly during the welly wang in Victoria Road.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wellyv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛli/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: welly n.

Etymology: Apparently < welly n.

British slang (originally Liverpool).

1. transitive. To kick or hit (a person), esp. hard or repeatedly; to attack. Cf. boot v.³ 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures > direct (hostile action or words) upon

deliver1433

bend1577

launch1865

welly1966

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the foot > kick > kick violently

skelpa1825

welly1966

1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 48 Eee wuz wellied, he was kicked.

1980 D. Morris Tribal Words (typescript) (O.E.D. Archive) 411 To welly is to make a savage tackle, boot-first... ‘He must expect to be wellied a few times’ is a typical expression.

1998 K. Sampson Awaydays (1999) 112 A few big tough guys get round him and start wellying him.

2005 J. Singleton Skinny B, Skaz & Me iii. 32 ‘Thick. Thick. Thick,’ everyone screamed and screamed. It was like they were on the terraces and wellying the away fans.

2. transitive. Originally and esp. Association Football. To kick, hit, or throw (an object, esp. a ball) hard. Cf. boot v.³ 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)]

warpc888

torvec1000

castc1230

slingc1290

forthcasta1300

throwc1300

lancec1330

pitchc1380

slentc1380

glenta1400

launcha1400

routc1400

waltc1400

flingc1420

jeta1450

vire1487

ajet1490

hurl1563

toss1570

kest1590

picka1600

peck1611

jaculate1623

conject1625

elance1718

squail1876

tipple1887

bish1940

biff1941

slap1957

welly1986

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > play football [verb (transitive)] > actions or manoeuvres

place-kick1845

punt1845

dribble1863

head1871

tackle1884

mark1887

foot1900

boot1914

rumble1954

late-tackle1957

dummy1958

crash-tackle1960

to pick up1961

nod1965

slot1970

welly1986

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > play association football [verb (transitive)] > actions to ball

smother1845

handle1869

middle1869

fist1909

volley1909

sidefoot1913

clear1947

convert1950

trap1950

square1972

welly1986

1986 Times 10 Feb. 18/4 It came as something of a shock to Birmingham supporters, used to watching their team welly the ball from the back, to see them carefully create situations and actually dominate a game.

1994 Roy of Rovers Monthly Feb. 5 (caption) Welly it, son!

2006 FourFourTwo Aug. 43/1 Left-back Gilberto ignores the forwards to welly it into the far corner for his first Brazil goal.

2011 J. Campbell in E. Rees Still Life 69 Wellying the spade into the grass, I imagine that others..will have seen him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wellyadv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛli/

Forms: 1600s wellie, 1600s– welly, 1700s weily (Lancashire), 1800s weely (Derbyshire), 1800s welli (Lancashire), 1900s– weli (Nottinghamshire).

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: well-nigh adv.

Etymology: Apparently a variant (with reduction of the second element) of well-nigh adv. Perhaps compare earlier wella adv.

English regional (chiefly northern and midlands).

Almost, nearly. Cf. well-nigh adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

1615 W. Goddard Neaste of Waspes lxxxi. sig. G Shee Streakes, cryes shees soe full, she burst-shall wellie.

1649 Man in Moon No. 30. 235 Our long night of sorrow is now welly past over.

1717 Obliging Husband 10 You've welly gally'd me with ta'king on't.

1763 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop (new ed.) 15 Beleemy Tummus I welly lost my wynt.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lii. 281 I should ha' been sure of her then, as she wouldn't go away from me to Snowfield, welly thirty mile off.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 82 I'm welly runned off my legs.

1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns (1910) ix. 157 Then this bit o' paper's worth nowt for welly three months?

1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Almost,..very nearly, very nigh, welly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.1961

v.1966

adv.1615

单词	welly
释义	wellyn. Brit. /ˈwɛli/, U.S. /ˈwɛli/ Forms: 1900s– wellie, 1900s– welly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Wellington n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < well- (in Wellington n.) + -y suffix⁶.With sense 2b compare earlier welly v. Originally and chiefly British. 1. colloquial. A wellington boot. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > waterproof > types of waders1841 wading-boots1866 wellington boot1886 Wellington1891 welly1961 1961 Guardian 2 June 9/5 The ground floor we converted back into a hall, for coats and wellies, etc. 1982 B. MacLaverty Time to Dance (1985) 160 Her father, when it rained, had dressed them up in bathing suits and wellies and Pakamacs and taken them for riotous walks. 1995 Dazed & Confused No. 14. 12/2 The thigh-high welly is of little use in its natural habitat in excessive amounts of water. 2007 Grazia 9 July 45/3 I catch sight of a festival goer in a ‘wacky’ pair of neon yellow and green polka-dot wellies. 2. slang. a. Force, power; frequently in to give it some welly and variants.Originally with reference to putting one's foot down on the accelerator pedal in a motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness jollinessc1386 liveliheadc1425 quicknessc1425 vyfnes1475 ramagec1485 couragea1498 liveliness1534 spritec1540 livelihood1566 life1583 sprightliness1599 sprightfulness1602 ruach1606 sprightiness1607 sparkle1611 airiness1628 vivacy1637 spiritfulness1644 spirit1651 vivacity1652 spiritedness1654 brightness1660 sprightness1660 ramageness1686 race1690 friskiness1727 spirituousness1727 vivaciousness1727 brio1731 raciness1759 phlogiston1789 animation1791 lifefulness1829 pepper-and-salt1842 corkiness1845 aliveness1853 vitality1858 music1859 virtu1876 liveness1890 zippiness1907 bounce1909 zing1917 radioactivity1922 oomph1937 pizzazz1937 zinginess1938 hep1946 vavoom1962 welly1977 masala1986 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or intensity of action > force or intensity of operation or effect strengthOE forcec1320 vigour?a1445 forcibleness1563 accent1591 edgea1593 strongnessa1604 keenness?1606 forcefulness1825 power drive1927 kilowattage1935 wattage1964 welly1977 1977 Daily Mirror 10 May 23/1 The girl they call ‘Daredevil Divi’ gave the car a bit more wellie. In racing language, this meant she was stepping on the accelerator. 1983 D. Gethin Wyatt & Moresby Legacy xxv. 174 ‘When I say go, give it some welly... Go.’.. Explosions sounded. 1996 VTV Aug. 20/1 This tiny little bundle of aggression packs a floorboard stomping 100W of welly. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 4 Apr. 8 I got into BB King and Aretha Franklin—big, fat voices with plenty of welly. 2009 M. Preston Cravat-a-licious 191 Give it some welly and you'll start seeing the rice go all creamy and gooey. b. Originally and chiefly Association Football. A (powerful) kick. Cf. boot n.³ 1f. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] > increasing rate of movement or progress acceleration1490 speeding1892 speed-up1923 welly1979 1979 Guardian 12 Feb. 20/3 The tactic most likely to succeed in the conditions was the long welly upfield. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 28 Mar. 31 A subtle chip out of defence when the situation called for a crude ‘welly’ was charged down, almost leading to a try. 2004 Sikh Times 18 Mar. 52/3 His red card for a frustrated toddler-style welly into Totti's calf. Compounds welly boot n. colloquial a wellington boot. ΚΠ 1972 D. Haston In High Places i. 15 We only have welly boots and gym~shoes. 1992 Dogs Today Dec. 47/4 I thought I heard the faint sound of welly boots crunching the snow behind the hedge. 2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) The ground is often wet and muddy and welly boots can be an advantage. welly throwing n. colloquial a sport or pastime in which participants compete to determine who can throw a wellington boot the furthest.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1975 Times 5 Aug. 12/2 One of the highlights..must be the international wellie throwing contest. 1982 Illustr. London News 27 Mar. Featuring tin tray races, wellie throwing & an evening of torchlight skiing. 2013 Birmingham Mail (Nexis) 15 Mar. 13 The school is aiming to raise a five-figure sum for the charity by staging events including a spacehopper race, welly throwing and a food challenge. welly wanging n. (also welly whanging) colloquial = welly throwing n.; cf. whang v. 1b. ΚΠ 1977 Cornish Times 19 Aug. 9/1 Cup winners were..welly wanging winners, men: Ken Bell; women: Sheila Camplin; junior: Michael Camplin. 1989 Guardian 5 Aug. 4/7 Book buying could be on its way to becoming a quaint minority interest, like ferret fancying and welly wanging. 2013 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 8 Visitors this weekend were able to have a go at welly wanging,..take part in a welly trail,..as well as take part in welly craft activities. welly wang n. colloquial a welly throwing event or competition. ΚΠ 1988 Oxf. Times 7 Oct. 12/5 The gangsters from Witney's High Street Playgroup were in fine form at their sponsored welly-wang. 2012 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 8 June St Austell MP Steve Gilbert hurls a welly during the welly wang in Victoria Road. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wellyv. Brit. /ˈwɛli/, U.S. /ˈwɛli/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: welly n. Etymology: Apparently < welly n. British slang (originally Liverpool). 1. transitive. To kick or hit (a person), esp. hard or repeatedly; to attack. Cf. boot v.³ 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > attack with hostile words or measures > direct (hostile action or words) upon deliver1433 bend1577 launch1865 welly1966 the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the foot > kick > kick violently skelpa1825 welly1966 1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 48 Eee wuz wellied, he was kicked. 1980 D. Morris Tribal Words (typescript) (O.E.D. Archive) 411 To welly is to make a savage tackle, boot-first... ‘He must expect to be wellied a few times’ is a typical expression. 1998 K. Sampson Awaydays (1999) 112 A few big tough guys get round him and start wellying him. 2005 J. Singleton Skinny B, Skaz & Me iii. 32 ‘Thick. Thick. Thick,’ everyone screamed and screamed. It was like they were on the terraces and wellying the away fans. 2. transitive. Originally and esp. Association Football. To kick, hit, or throw (an object, esp. a ball) hard. Cf. boot v.³ 5. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] warpc888 torvec1000 castc1230 slingc1290 forthcasta1300 throwc1300 lancec1330 hit1362 pitchc1380 slentc1380 glenta1400 launcha1400 routc1400 waltc1400 flingc1420 jeta1450 vire1487 ajet1490 hurl1563 toss1570 kest1590 picka1600 peck1611 jaculate1623 conject1625 elance1718 squail1876 tipple1887 bish1940 biff1941 slap1957 welly1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > play football [verb (transitive)] > actions or manoeuvres place-kick1845 punt1845 dribble1863 head1871 tackle1884 mark1887 foot1900 boot1914 rumble1954 late-tackle1957 dummy1958 crash-tackle1960 to pick up1961 nod1965 slot1970 welly1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > association football > play association football [verb (transitive)] > actions to ball smother1845 handle1869 middle1869 fist1909 volley1909 sidefoot1913 clear1947 convert1950 trap1950 square1972 welly1986 1986 Times 10 Feb. 18/4 It came as something of a shock to Birmingham supporters, used to watching their team welly the ball from the back, to see them carefully create situations and actually dominate a game. 1994 Roy of Rovers Monthly Feb. 5 (caption) Welly it, son! 2006 FourFourTwo Aug. 43/1 Left-back Gilberto ignores the forwards to welly it into the far corner for his first Brazil goal. 2011 J. Campbell in E. Rees Still Life 69 Wellying the spade into the grass, I imagine that others..will have seen him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wellyadv. Brit. /ˈwɛli/, U.S. /ˈwɛli/ Forms: 1600s wellie, 1600s– welly, 1700s weily (Lancashire), 1800s weely (Derbyshire), 1800s welli (Lancashire), 1900s– weli (Nottinghamshire). Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: well-nigh adv. Etymology: Apparently a variant (with reduction of the second element) of well-nigh adv. Perhaps compare earlier wella adv. English regional (chiefly northern and midlands). Almost, nearly. Cf. well-nigh adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 1615 W. Goddard Neaste of Waspes lxxxi. sig. G Shee Streakes, cryes shees soe full, she burst-shall wellie. 1649 Man in Moon No. 30. 235 Our long night of sorrow is now welly past over. 1717 Obliging Husband 10 You've welly gally'd me with ta'king on't. 1763 ‘T. Bobbin’ Toy-shop (new ed.) 15 Beleemy Tummus I welly lost my wynt. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lii. 281 I should ha' been sure of her then, as she wouldn't go away from me to Snowfield, welly thirty mile off. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 82 I'm welly runned off my legs. 1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns (1910) ix. 157 Then this bit o' paper's worth nowt for welly three months? 1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Almost,..very nearly, very nigh, welly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1961v.1966adv.1615
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