Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyst]
- /faɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyst]
- /faɪst/
Definitions of feist word
- noun feist Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt. 1
- verb without object feist South Midland U.S. to prance or strut about: Look at him feist around in his new clothes. 1
- noun feist (US, regional) a small snappy belligerent mixed-breed dog. 1
- noun feist a small dog 0
- noun feist a small, snappish dog 0
- noun feist (vulgar) A silent (but pungent) fart (flatus). 0
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Origin of feist
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; compare (from 16th cent.) fisting hound, fisting cur, as contemptuous epithets for any kind of dog (present participle of fist to break wind, late Middle English; compare Old English fisting breaking wind, Middle Low German vīst, German Fist fart); (def 2) perhaps back formation from feisty
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Feist
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feist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
feist usage trend in Literature
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