feisting

feist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyst]
- /faɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyst]
- /faɪst/

Definitions of feisting word

noun feisting Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt. 1
verb without object feisting South Midland U.S. to prance or strut about: Look at him feist around in his new clothes. 1

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Origin of feisting

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

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Parts of speech for Feisting

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feisting 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.

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