vellie

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping of veldskoen +‎ -ie.

Noun

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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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