fellah

Definition of fellahnext

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Noun
  • Those are remarkable figures for a language once dismissed as a peasant tongue, pushed to Ireland’s western edge and to within an inch of its life.
    Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026
  • In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.
    Gerard DeGroot, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Soon there was an altercation at the front desk, when a Haitian upbraided the American peons about not getting her free stuff fast enough.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The psoas is important, but invisible, like a commoner.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • It will be attended by roughly 150,000 fans, kings and commoners, wearing hats and drinking mint juleps.
    NBC news, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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“Fellah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellah. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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