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
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
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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