fella

[ fel-uh ]

noun

, Informal.

1. fellow.

fella

/ ˈfɛlə /

noun

1. a nonstandard variant of fellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of fella¹

feller ¹

Example Sentences

According to the Times, Trump was just an avuncular fella, entertaining the folks with some funny stories about his body, his hair, muscle cars and Elon Musk with just a few "rough edges" about stolen elections and the like.

From Salon

"There was a medic on the scene and he was more panicked about the driver because everyone was out, bar the wee fella who was trapped with his arm and the wee girl with her leg, she was trapped," he said.

From BBC

Since its unveiling in 2019, visitors to the city have flocked to Badgers Bar in Orchard Street to take a selfie with Erin, Michelle, Orla, Clare, and "the wee English fella" James from the hit Channel 4 comedy.

From BBC

HARRIS: I said it at the beginning of this debate, you’re going to hear a bunch of lies coming from this fella.

From Los Angeles Times

“I believe in the old days our people had songs and they told us the story about all those things. Us elders, we can teach our young mob about those things because they can’t just learn about white fella stuff. They got to learn our ways, too, our culture,” Jampijinpa said in his statement.

From Los Angeles Times