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fellermelad

noun

Etymology

From feller + me + lad.

  1. derived from ladd
  2. inherited from *ladda✻
  3. inherited from ladde
  4. compounded as fellermelad — “feller + me + lad”

Definitions

  1. A term of address for a young man.

    • "Now then, young fellermelad," said S.P.C. Charles, "you comerlongerme. Best come quiet." He made a grab with the handcuffs.
    • "Well, young fellermelad, we'll present you all the Order of the Gallows, and set you on the road to—"
    • "Ullo," I ses to meself, "ere's another o' these 'ere dratted young fellermelads lorst 'is way,' I ses.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA