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fella

/fɛ.lə/

fella noun: used as a general intensifier; a pfella. Also the pronunciation spelling of fellow.

Noun

fella (plural fellas)

  1. (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...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...
  2. (Internet) An Internet troll engaged in information warfare against Russia, especially with regard to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Proper noun capitalized: Fella

Fella (plural Fellas)

  1. A female given name.
  2. A surname.

Also used as

fella is also the pronunciation spelling of fellow.

fella meaning in Indonesian

fella in Indonesian

used as a term of address for a male person
bung

Examples of fella in a sentence

  • He deeded over the mineral rights to some fellas from Denver.
  • Me ould fella wants me to study business but I want to study music.
  • OK fellas, the tape is rolling, let's take it from the top.

All 37 example sentences with fella

Forms of fella

Noun
pluralfellas
alternative formfellah
alternative formfeller
Proper noun
pluralFellas

Plural of fella: fellas

Origin of fella

From fellow.

Words formed from fella

Words that rhyme with fella

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about fella

What does fella mean?
Fella means used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
What is fella in Indonesian?
Fella in Indonesian is bung. See Fella meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is fella?
Fella can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fella?
Fella is pronounced /fɛ.lə/.
What is the plural of fella?
The plural of fella is fellas.

Words near fella in the dictionary

  1. fell-fields
  2. fell-maker
  3. fell-makers
  4. fell-running
  5. fell-walking
  6. fella
  7. fellable
  8. fellage
  9. fellagha
  10. fellaghas
  11. fellah

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