different between ollie vs pollie

English

Etymology

From “Ollie”, the nickname of the Florida skateboarder Alan Gelfand.

Noun

ollie (plural ollies)

1. (skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding) An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.

Verb

ollie (third-person singular simple present ollies, present participle ollying or ollieing, simple past and past participle ollied)

1. (intransitive) To perform an ollie.

English

Etymology

From politician +? -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pollie (plural pollies)

1. (Australia, informal) A politician.
   • 2006, Shane Webcke, Ian Heads, Warhorse, page 99,

     I think politics attracts a particular type of person – and I don?t think I?m one of those. The pollies certainly need to be very dedicated and to be prepared to invest huge amounts of their time.

   • 2009, Laurie Oakes, Power Plays: The Real Stories of Australian Politics, 2011, Read How You Want, page iii,

     And I blamed media training, which resulted in mantra politics. (‘Ignore the questions,’ the pollies are told. ‘Keep repeating the message.’)

   • 2009, David Daniel, Rough as Guts, page 177,

     On another surveillance flight I accompanied a prominent pollie of the day, a big, bluff, ruddy-faced Minister.