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fifinella

fifinella noun: a female gremlin.

fifinella: a female gremlin
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Noun (1)

fifinella (plural fifinellas)

  1. A female gremlin.
    • [H]e […] began the traditional Gremlin wedding rites. […] All the unmarried Fifinellas gathered at one side of the room, Gidge turned away from them and tossed the paper flowers over her shoulder. There was a quick scramble and when it was over Mitz emerged holding the prize.2016, John Rodgers, The Green Lady and Friends, page 36

Noun (2) capitalized: Fifinella

Fifinella (plural Fifinellas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of fifinella.

Forms of fifinella

pluralfifinellas
pluralFifinellas

Origin of fifinella

Name of a character in a proposed Disney movie of The Gremlins, a novel by Roald Dahl. Variously taken to mean a female gremlin in general, or the name of a specific one. Roald Dahl got the name from the name of a racehorse; see Fifinella (horse).

Questions about fifinella

What does fifinella mean?
Fifinella means a female gremlin.
What part of speech is fifinella?
Fifinella is a noun.
What is the plural of fifinella?
The plural of fifinella is fifinellas.

Words near fifinella in the dictionary

  1. fifi hooks
  2. fifie
  3. Fifield
  4. Fifields
  5. fifies
  6. fifinella
  7. fifinellas
  8. fifing
  9. fifis
  10. Fifita
  11. Fifitas

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