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- Dictionarykeelie/ˈkiːli/
noun
- 1. a disreputable inhabitant of a town or city, especially one from Glasgow. Scottish, Northern English
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2 meanings: Scottish 1. a kestrel 2. an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian.... Click for more definitions.
Define keelie. keelie synonyms, keelie pronunciation, keelie translation, English dictionary definition of keelie. n 1. a kestrel 2. an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014...
Keelie definition: a kestrel. See examples of KEELIE used in a sentence.
What does Keelie mean? Keelie as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Keelie) is of Gaelic origin, and the name Keelie means "slender, pretty". Keelie is a version of Keely (Gaelic): from Caoilinn. STARTS/ENDS WITH Ke-, -ie.
1. : kestrel. 2. dialectal, British : a street urchin : loafer. Word History. Etymology. imitative. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
keelie (plural keelies) (Scotland, Northern England) A sparrowhawk or kestrel. (Scotland, Northern England) A common or violent urban youth.
2 senses: Scottish 1. a kestrel 2. an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian.... Click for more definitions.