cellie

1 of 2

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 2

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

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1967, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

2001, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cellie

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