celly

1 of 2

noun (1)

less common spelling of cellie entry 1

and cellie entry 2

US slang

: cellmate

Then the guards called my cellie's name, with another group of housing moves, just after 8 p.m.

—Joe Garcia

I talked with Stan, … Eddie's current cellie (cellmate).

—Joey Gordon

celly

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈse-lē 

plural cellies

slang

: a short celebratory display made usually by a player after scoring especially in ice hockey

He displayed tremendous patience and stickhandling … then fired a wrist shot past goaltender Thomas Greiss before letting out a big celly.

—Charlie Roumeliotis

"… We're encouraging Canadians to … unleash their own 'celly' when their favourite team or player scores big."

—Wendel Clark

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

cel(ebration) + -y

First Known Use

Noun (2)

2002, in the meaning defined above