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Meaning of feelie in English:

feelie

Pronunciation /ˈfiːli/

noun

(also feely)
Science Fiction

  • A (hypothetical) motion picture augmented by tactile effects which are felt by the viewer. Chiefly in plural (frequently with the): the screening of such pictures; such pictures as a type of entertainment. Compare "movie", "talkie".

    Originally in, and later frequently with reference to, the works of Aldous Huxley.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), writer. From feel + -y, after movie.