wheelien.

Brit.

/ˈwiːli/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wili/

Forms: Also (rare) wheely.

Etymology: < wheel n. + -ie suffix.

slang.

1. Originally U.S.

a. The stunt of raising the front wheel off the ground while riding a bicycle or motorcycle.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > stunt on bicycle or motorcycle

wheelie1966

1966 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. 45 A popular sport for young bicycle riders is ‘doing a wheelie’. This means lifting the front wheel off the ground and balancing on the rear wheel alone.

1969 Oz Apr. 31/1 Odd Job tries to do a few wheelies but can't quite get the front wheel off the ground.

1975 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 Dec. 2/4 Wheelies are no trouble to the world 125cc motocross champion... But..it's a technique he uses strictly off the road.

1982 Daily Tel. 25 June 6/7 Acquitting a motor-cyclist..of careless driving by performing a ‘wheelie’—driving with his front wheel off the road.

1985 Daily Mail 6 Apr. 25/1 That's the bike seen on TV with crash-hatted kids doing wheelies.

b. transferred. In skateboarding, the stunt of riding on only one pair of wheels, with either the nose or tail of the board in the air. (In quot. 1978 further transferred)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > skateboarding > [noun] > technique or stunt

slalom1976

wheelie1976

kick flip1977

wedeling1977

invert1979

ollie1979

air1984

nose-pick1988

1976 A. Cassorla Skateboarder's Bible 10 Many of the tricks now popular originated that year, including nose and tail wheelies.

1978 Evening Standard 10 May 8/1 Wheelies centre rolls to a close. A pioneer skateboard centre is closing through lack of support.

1979 W. Jones in Voices 20 Autumn 43 Down the subway he doth go..Out the other end and into a wheely.

2. A sharp U-turn made by a motor vehicle, causing skidding of the wheels. Originally Australian.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > specific turning made by motor vehicle

left turn1929

right turn1953

three-point turn1957

right1969

wheelie1973

1973 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 29 July 3/1 ‘Hoons’ felt free to do ‘wheelies’—making U-turns at high speed to make their tyres scream.

1977 Custom Car Nov. 63/2 One of the most hair-raising wheelies I've ever seen..necessitating an extensive chassis rebuild.

1982 J. S. Borthwick Case of Hook-billed Kites xxxvi. 122 Tom did a wheelie into Route 77.

3. Australian. A person who uses a wheelchair, esp. due to a physical disability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] > needing conveyance

stretcher case1917

litter case1944

wheelchair patient1970

wheelie1977

wheelchair wounded1982

1977 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 14 Nov. 2/3 Terry Valentine braces the wheelchair as wheelie-shotputter Rene Ahrens..prepares to make his toss.

1978 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 34/3 So many places and things are inaccessible to the ‘wheelie’.

1981 Telegraph (Brisbane) 14 Jan. 44/2 The wheelie symbol on selected parking spaces..is often ignored.

Draft additions 1993

wheelie bin n. originally Australian a large refuse bin on wheels.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > receptacle for refuse

vat1534

voider1613

waste-paper box1836

dustbin1847

kid1847

waste-basket1850

scrap-box1858

waste-paper basket1859

garbage can1869

can1872

hell1872

scrap basket1872

sink tidy1881

tidy-betty1884

kitchen tidy1885

midden1890

wagger1903

W.P.B.1903

waste-bin1915

Sanibin1921

binette1922

G.I. can1929

trash can1929

trashbag1934

litter-bin1947

shitcan1948

pedal bin1951

trash-bin1955

litter-basket1958

midgie1965

bin1972

swing bin1972

tidy bin1972

dump bin1978

wheelie bin1984

binbag1986

1984 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Nov. 4/3 Perhaps, when Mr Baines' wheelie bin arrives, I am sure he will have a change of mind when he sees for himself the improvement for all concerned.

1986 Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 5/1 The row is part of the great ‘wheeley bin’ controversy which has affected large parts of Berkshire as councils try to cut back the cost of refuse collections.

1989 Observer 2 Apr. 36/1 Wheelie bins are huge, encouraging waste.

Draft additions June 2018

wheelie bag n. a suitcase with wheels and an extendable handle.

ΚΠ

1995 Guardian 1 Mar. 24 A neighbour holds up a twisted metal frame in triumph. It was the remains of a wheelie bag, a prize possession in Grozny today.

2008 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 6 Apr. (Adventure section) h2 Forced to check her small wheelie bag at the gate because there was no room left in the overhead bins.

2017 Air Transport World Mar. 22 BA passengers strolling across the McCarran apron lugging hefty wheelie bags behind them as their aircraft burned in the background.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wheelie
释义	wheelien. Brit. /ˈwiːli/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wili/ Forms: Also (rare) wheely. Etymology: < wheel n. + -ie suffix. slang. 1. Originally U.S. a. The stunt of raising the front wheel off the ground while riding a bicycle or motorcycle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > stunt on bicycle or motorcycle wheelie1966 1966 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. 45 A popular sport for young bicycle riders is ‘doing a wheelie’. This means lifting the front wheel off the ground and balancing on the rear wheel alone. 1969 Oz Apr. 31/1 Odd Job tries to do a few wheelies but can't quite get the front wheel off the ground. 1975 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 Dec. 2/4 Wheelies are no trouble to the world 125cc motocross champion... But..it's a technique he uses strictly off the road. 1982 Daily Tel. 25 June 6/7 Acquitting a motor-cyclist..of careless driving by performing a ‘wheelie’—driving with his front wheel off the road. 1985 Daily Mail 6 Apr. 25/1 That's the bike seen on TV with crash-hatted kids doing wheelies. b. transferred. In skateboarding, the stunt of riding on only one pair of wheels, with either the nose or tail of the board in the air. (In quot. 1978 further transferred) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > skateboarding > [noun] > technique or stunt slalom1976 wheelie1976 kick flip1977 wedeling1977 invert1979 ollie1979 air1984 nose-pick1988 1976 A. Cassorla Skateboarder's Bible 10 Many of the tricks now popular originated that year, including nose and tail wheelies. 1978 Evening Standard 10 May 8/1 Wheelies centre rolls to a close. A pioneer skateboard centre is closing through lack of support. 1979 W. Jones in Voices 20 Autumn 43 Down the subway he doth go..Out the other end and into a wheely. 2. A sharp U-turn made by a motor vehicle, causing skidding of the wheels. Originally Australian. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > specific turning made by motor vehicle left turn1929 right turn1953 three-point turn1957 right1969 wheelie1973 1973 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 29 July 3/1 ‘Hoons’ felt free to do ‘wheelies’—making U-turns at high speed to make their tyres scream. 1977 Custom Car Nov. 63/2 One of the most hair-raising wheelies I've ever seen..necessitating an extensive chassis rebuild. 1982 J. S. Borthwick Case of Hook-billed Kites xxxvi. 122 Tom did a wheelie into Route 77. 3. Australian. A person who uses a wheelchair, esp. due to a physical disability. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > sick person > [noun] > needing conveyance stretcher case1917 litter case1944 wheelchair patient1970 wheelie1977 wheelchair wounded1982 1977 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 14 Nov. 2/3 Terry Valentine braces the wheelchair as wheelie-shotputter Rene Ahrens..prepares to make his toss. 1978 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 10 Sept. 34/3 So many places and things are inaccessible to the ‘wheelie’. 1981 Telegraph (Brisbane) 14 Jan. 44/2 The wheelie symbol on selected parking spaces..is often ignored. Draft additions 1993 wheelie bin n. originally Australian a large refuse bin on wheels. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > receptacle for refuse vat1534 voider1613 waste-paper box1836 dustbin1847 kid1847 waste-basket1850 scrap-box1858 waste-paper basket1859 garbage can1869 can1872 hell1872 scrap basket1872 sink tidy1881 tidy-betty1884 kitchen tidy1885 midden1890 wagger1903 W.P.B.1903 waste-bin1915 Sanibin1921 binette1922 G.I. can1929 trash can1929 trashbag1934 litter-bin1947 shitcan1948 pedal bin1951 trash-bin1955 litter-basket1958 midgie1965 bin1972 swing bin1972 tidy bin1972 dump bin1978 wheelie bin1984 binbag1986 1984 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Nov. 4/3 Perhaps, when Mr Baines' wheelie bin arrives, I am sure he will have a change of mind when he sees for himself the improvement for all concerned. 1986 Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 5/1 The row is part of the great ‘wheeley bin’ controversy which has affected large parts of Berkshire as councils try to cut back the cost of refuse collections. 1989 Observer 2 Apr. 36/1 Wheelie bins are huge, encouraging waste. Draft additions June 2018 wheelie bag n. a suitcase with wheels and an extendable handle. ΚΠ 1995 Guardian 1 Mar. 24 A neighbour holds up a twisted metal frame in triumph. It was the remains of a wheelie bag, a prize possession in Grozny today. 2008 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 6 Apr. (Adventure section) h2 Forced to check her small wheelie bag at the gate because there was no room left in the overhead bins. 2017 Air Transport World Mar. 22 BA passengers strolling across the McCarran apron lugging hefty wheelie bags behind them as their aircraft burned in the background. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1966
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