fellas

variants also fellers
plural of fella
as in guys
an adult male human being these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have

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Recent Examples of fellas However, the folks at Lime found themselves with no other options after a video of two fellas Lime bike jousting in front of a huge crowd in the United Kingdom went viral with millions of views. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The fellas running the pub, and how’s the team going to take to Alice as their leader? — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Mac and Chap’s mother (who happens to be Kurt Russell’s sister, hence the fellas’ Battered Bastards of Baseball film), was a hip-hop dance instructor in her day. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 The fellas are also working on finishing up the upcoming Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album, but that one is proving to take a little more time than originally anticipated. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 17 July 2026 Thank you fellas … Jules, Fab, Albert, Nikolai and Johann for this invitation. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 June 2026 Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 While some students and staff seemed to appreciate the bots, plenty more did not, taking it upon themselves to vandalize, harass, and knock the fellas over at every opportunity. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • The old guys who only want to operate the fairway mower can only work part-time.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • You guys landed in England at the red-hot peak of the punk movement, where the Clash and Sex Pistols were playing every night.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Median lifespan fell by roughly 11% in females and 13% in males.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office, the helicopter went down as the occupants, who have only been identified as three adult males, were taking photos of boats near Bill Baggs State Park off Key Biscayne.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Eight minutes and 33 seconds into the episode, Damon and Letterman play gentlemen silently crossing the street as the camera pans to the home of George Russell, who’s recovering inside after getting shot at the end of season three.
    — Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the lively gentlemen at the urinals were already licking their lips in anticipation.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most are just local dudes with a Santa suit who reliably hit the waves on Christmas morning to entertain their neighbours (and get a surf session in).
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • And up until the City Girls’ public falling-out, their bread and butter was scamming rich dudes out of their funds.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Fellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellas. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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