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keelies

keelies is the plural of keelie.

Meaning of keelie

Noun

keelie (plural keelies)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) A sparrowhawk or kestrel.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) A common or violent urban youth.
    • That was what she said if it was Glasgow people, Oh they are just keelies.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 64

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Noun capitalized: Keelies

Keelies

  1. (plural) plural of Keelie

Questions about keelies

What is keelies the plural of?
Keelies is the plural of keelie.
What part of speech is keelies?
Keelies is a noun.

Words near keelies in the dictionary

  1. keelhauled
  2. keelhauling
  3. keelhaulings
  4. keelhauls
  5. keelie
  6. keelies
  7. Keelin
  8. keeling
  9. Keeling curve
  10. Keeling Islander
  11. Keeling Islanders

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