# fella

Pronunciation: US say "FEL-uh" /fɛ.lə/; UK

## Noun

1. Pronunciation spelling of fellow. — Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
   - Simple: Pronunciation spelling of fellow. It shows how the word sounds in relaxed, casual speech.
   - _The fella at the counter gave me a fair price for the parts._
   - _I met a clever fella on the train who explained the whole thing._
2. An Internet troll who wages information warfare against Russia, especially in connection with the Russo-Ukrainian war.
   - Simple: Someone online who posts jokes and arguments to fight against Russia's side, especially about the war in Ukraine.
   - _Every time the ministry tweeted, a fella was there within minutes to fact-check it._
   - _The embassy's account was swarmed by fellas who answered every claim about the invasion with memes and mockery._
3. A general intensifier attached to another word, used in Australian Aboriginal English.
   - Simple: A word added to another word to make its meaning stronger, used in some Aboriginal Australian speech.
   - _She speared a bigfella barramundi up at the crossing._
   - _The boss reckoned it was a big fella job, two weeks at least._

## Origin

An informal form of the word "fellow".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fella (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).