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fulla

fulla noun: man, especially one of indigenous descent.

Noun

fulla (plural fullas)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Man, especially one of indigenous descent.
    • While we was wanderin round the stalls tryin, in vain it turns out, ta find a food stall that sold tucker with meat in it, we came across a stall sellin didjeridoos, or yidakis as the fulla sellin em liked to call em.2012, Gayle Kennedy, Me, Antman and Fleabag, →ISBN
    • Pick me up later young fulla, ten past five.2013, Patricia Grace, The Dream Sleepers, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    fellow

Preposition

fulla

  1. (informal) Full of.
    • Both parts, fulla shit.”2011, Donald E Westlake, Why Me?, →ISBN
    • He's fulla . . . fulla crap.2012, C.G. Gardiner, Melting Pot Blues, →ISBN, page 45

Synonyms of fulla

Forms of fulla

pluralfullas

Origin of fulla

Corruption of fellow, 1970s.

Words formed from fulla

Questions about fulla

What does fulla mean?
Fulla means man, especially one of indigenous descent.
What part of speech is fulla?
Fulla can be a noun or a preposition.
What is the plural of fulla?
The plural of fulla is fullas.

Words near fulla in the dictionary

  1. full-timer
  2. full-timers
  3. full-tongued
  4. full-width
  5. full-zip
  6. fulla
  7. Fullagar
  8. Fullagars
  9. fullage
  10. fullages
  11. fullam

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