nollie

English

Etymology

Blend of nose + ollie

Noun

nollie (plural nollies)

  1. (skateboarding, snowboarding) A variation of the ollie where the rider uses the front foot to pop the nose down and the back foot to scrape backwards to achieve lift off of the ground.
    • 2007 August 6, Matt Higgins, “No Snow, but White Still Provides the Sizzle”, in New York Times:
      Gagnon’s final run might have been better, but he fell on his last trick, a nollie heelflip 360.

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