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fella en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /fɛ.lə/

Etymology

From fellow.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
   alt 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:
2. (qualifier:Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
   • 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:
3. (Internet) An Internet troll engaged in information warfare against Russia, especially with regard to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Forms

Deriveds

whitefella · Redfella · as the fella says · oul' fella · as the fella said · blackfella · dat fella · NAFO · oul fella · ould fella · Cinderfella · goodfella

Descendants

-fala · -pela · -fala · -pela · -pla

Translations (21)

pt cara (used as a term of address for a male person) · pt mano (used as a term of address for a male person) · ota حریف (used as a term of address for a male person) · tpi man (used as a term of address for a male person) · he ברנש (used as a term of address for a male person) · fi kundi (used as a term of address for a male person) · ru чува́к (used as a term of address for a male person) · cs chábr (used as a term of address for a male person) · fi jätkä (used as a term of address for a male person) · pis man (used as a term of address for a male person) · eo kunulo (used as a term of address for a male person) · es muchacho (used as a term of address for a male person) · id bung (used as a term of address for a male person) · he בחור (used as a term of address for a male person) · ru мужи́к (used as a term of address for a male person) · fi kaveri (used as a term of address for a male person) · es tío (used as a term of address for a male person) · cs týpek (used as a term of address for a male person) · ru чел (used as a term of address for a male person) · cs felák (used as a term of address for a male person) · bi man (used as a term of address for a male person)