fella
noun/fɛ.lə/
Etymology From fellow.
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Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
- Am I right, fellas?
- By the third go-around, the essence of what I wrote was, "And the same to you, fella!" I am glad that our relationship has survived that exchange.1997, Donald Meichenbaum, “Discussion”, in Jeffrey K. Zeig, editor, The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Third Conference, page 90:
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Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
Australian Aboriginal
- This fella song all about the Aboriginal people, coloured people, black people longa Australia. Us people want our land back, we want 'em rights, we want 'em fair deal, all same longa white man. Now this fella longa Canberra, he bin talkin' about a Bran Nue Dae—us people bin waiting for dijwun for 200 years now.1990, Jimmy Chi, “Bran Nue Dae”, in Anita Heiss, Peter Minter, editors, Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literature, Montreal, Que.; Kingston, Ont.: McGill–Queen’s University Press, published 2008, act II, page 137:
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Internet An Internet troll engaged in information warfare against Russia, especially with regard to the Russo-Ukrainian war.
- Derived terms
- as the fella said, as the fella says, blackfella, Cinderfella, dat fella, goodfella, NAFO, ould fella, oul fella, oul' fella, Redfella, whitefella