fella
USFEL-uh/fɛ.lə/
Pluralfellas
- 1Pronunciation spelling of fellow. It shows how the word sounds in relaxed, casual speech.
He's a friendly fella who lives right next door.
Ask that fella by the gate for directions.
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- 2Someone online who posts jokes and arguments to fight against Russia's side, especially about the war in Ukraine.
A fella answered the Russian news post with a funny picture and the real facts.
Thousands of fellas filled the comments under the Russian post with jokes.
- 3A word added to another word to make its meaning stronger, used in some Aboriginal Australian speech.
That bigfella wave knocked the little boat right over.
This fella road gets real muddy in the wet season.
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Origin
It comes from the word "fellow".