A unisex given name.
Used in a Sentence
ollie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ollie.
Editorial note
OP here, just tried and no you can't ollie/nollie (at least i couldn't, but i'm not a skateboarder).
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A unisex given name.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ollie gathered in one view.
A diminutive of the male given name Oliver, from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Germanic].
A female given name.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ollie.
noun
A unisex given name.
noun
A diminutive of the male given name Oliver, from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Germanic].
noun
A female given name.
noun
A diminutive of the female given names Olivia or Olive, from Latin [in turn from Etruscan, in turn from Greek].
Example sentences
OP here, just tried and no you can't ollie/nollie (at least i couldn't, but i'm not a skateboarder).
These people wanted America to be a Ollie and Harriet whitebread nuclear family country, and diversity increased and changed the culture.
Tracking the centre of mass of the skateboarder would give you an idea of how to get additional height on your ollie.
I thought Ollie had a blog post about this stuff somewhere, but I can't find it now.
Of course, you can easily ollie if your tail hangs over nothing at all; it's probably even easier because you can rotate further.
A moving Ollie relies on your existing velocity, which should be pretty high.
Of course, he can already Ollie and I'm mostly happy not to fall off (again) but it's been truly fantastic.
The simple Ollie in that video is no where near as impressive as the tricks performed in the video lbotos posted (top comment currently).
Replacing the foot with your hand - as a barrier above the ruler preventing this continued rotation - leads to the ollie being imitated.
After mastering that, a two-foot Ollie was just a matter of practice.
I think my mental model of the ollie put too much emphasis on the sliding.
Big moment in my childhood was learning to 'pop an ollie'.
Quote examples
In Ollie's seminal "Impressioning" he also used SEM to look at keys as they were impressioning locks.
For folks looking to learn more about GHC's extensions, Ollie Charles is currently doing a great "24 Days of GHC Extensions" series.
Rodney Mullen just managed to perform the world's first "Ollie" skateboarding trick, that can be count as somewhat the start of the modern day street skateboarding.
Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, thought I've definitely seen it elsewhere such as this comment on the article: >It actually looks like he "bounces" the board while starting the ollie, which provides a portion of the initial upwards velocity of the board.
Proper noun examples
Ollie'ing is like riding a bike, never forget how to do it.
I feel like I should make a video of a standing single foot Ollie, as two feet complicate demonstration, I think.
Ollie is the hardest thing to learn in skateboarding.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ollie in a sentence?
OP here, just tried and no you can't ollie/nollie (at least i couldn't, but i'm not a skateboarder).
What does ollie mean?
A unisex given name.
What part of speech is ollie?
ollie is commonly used as noun.