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Welly — may refer to:* Wellington boot, protective boot popularized by the first Duke of Wellington. * Welly (toy company) manufacturer of toy cars * A nickname for the city of Wellington, New Zealand, and: ** Wellington Phoenix FC, professional football … Wikipedia
welly — (also wellie) ► NOUN (pl. wellies) Brit. informal 1) short for WELLINGTON(Cf. ↑wellington). 2) power or vigour … English terms dictionary
Welly — Short for Welliot or Sir Wellington boot. It describes a person who is an idiot or someone who is highly competitive. Individuals tend to have a striking resemblance to Tim Henman and reside in Renmore. He s a bit of a Welly isn t he? or He s so… … Dictionary of american slang
Welly — Short for Welliot or Sir Wellington boot. It describes a person who is an idiot or someone who is highly competitive. Individuals tend to have a striking resemblance to Tim Henman and reside in Renmore. He s a bit of a Welly isn t he? or He s so… … Dictionary of american slang
welly — n. Wellington boot, style of high waterproof boot that reaches to the knees and is cut lower behind the knee (generally used in plural form: Wellingtons, also spelled wellie); power, vigor; acceleration (American Slang); hard kick (American… … English contemporary dictionary
welly — noun (C) BrE informal 1 a wellington (=kind of boot) 2 give it some welly! spoken used to tell someone to put more effort into something they are doing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
welly — Verb. To kick forcefully. Noun. 1. A hard kick. 2. Acceleration. E.g. Quick! Turn left here and give it some welly. 3. A wellington boot. Also spelt wellie. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
welly — ˈweli adverb Etymology: by contraction dialect England : well nigh welly thirty miles off George Eliot … Useful english dictionary
Welly (toy company) — Welly is a toy company that makes small model cars, much like Matchbox.External links* [http://www.wellydiecast.com/web/index.html Oficial Web site] … Wikipedia
Welly Yang — Wellington (Welly) Yang (楊呈偉, * in New York City) ist ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler, Dramatiker und Sänger taiwanisch chinesischer Abstammung. Yang machte 1990 seinen Abschluss an der Lawrenceville School und besuchte bis 1994 die Columbia… … Deutsch Wikipedia
