cellie

1 of 4

noun (1)

cell·​ie ˈse-lē 

variants or less commonly celly

plural cellies

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

cellie

2 of 4

noun (2)

variants or less commonly celly

plural cellies

US slang

: cell phone

Pinpoint the precise reasons your parents don't want you having a cellie. Are they worried you'll spend time chatting or texting instead of doing homework?

—Laura Sandler

celly

3 of 4

noun (3)

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

4 of 4

noun (4)

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

Examples of cellie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

One sergeant liked to assign me cellies anyway, perhaps to test me. — Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

cell(mate) + -ie

Noun (2)

cell (phone) + -ie

Noun (4)

cel(ebration) + -y

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1967, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

2001, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

2002, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cellie

• allele
• appellee
• ocelli
• belly
• deli
• jelly
• kellie
• melly
• nellie
• nelly
• shelly
• skelly