Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

celly

/ˈsɛli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: cel-ly
IPA: /ˈsɛli/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang

noun

Slang

noun

A cellular phone.

Slang

noun

Diminutive of celebration (of a goal).

Canadian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"So tragic, need a hot meal in my baby’s belly / Reminisce no hard times in my pen, in my celly, / I ain’t tryna go back, cause backwards ain’t part of my PJ"
"I was locked up in my celly / Murder for hire, no snitchin or tellin / I got no calls or no type of mailin"
"You got no hand skills, there's no security to save ya / No pager, no celly, no drop top Benz-y"
"[…] but I am ready to dip / to the telly with my relly / cuz these fuckin git up chicks keep blowin up my celly."
"This a celly / That's a tool / On my Kodak"

Etymology

Etymology tree English cell Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English celly From cell + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cellies (plural) cellie (alternative) cellys (plural)

Homonyms

selly cellae

Rhymes With

kelly delhi belly jelly ellie shelley deli shelly smelly melee telly nelly

Questions

How do you pronounce celly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛli/.
What does celly mean?: A cellmate.
Where does celly come from?: Etymology tree English cell Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English celly From cell + -y.

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