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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: FELLOW1

fella

 noun
     
fel‧la S3 [countable] spoken informal
1 a man:
There's a fella outside who wants to see you.
2 especially British English a boyfriend:
What do you think of Janet's new fella?
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