Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinderfella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: cin-der-fel-la
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man or boy who shares qualities with the character Cinderella.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Keaton's new wife takes him home to her father and brothers, who all mistreat him terribly. His would be the lot of an overworked "Cinderfella" had the father not found the misappropriated letter, opened it, read of an inheritance, and assumed his son-in-law to be the beneficiary."
"All my life I was an underdog who was now finally living out my Cinderfella story."
"Of course I felt dreadful about using him, but still I somehow explained to Marty as we stood on the noisy sidewalk that I needed him to pose as my date for the night, and then like Cinderfella he would leave at midnight and go home like nothing had ever happened, although I suspected he had other plans."

Etymology

Blend of Cinder(ella) + fella.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Cinderfellas (plural)

Questions

What does cinderfella mean?: A man or boy who shares qualities with the character Cinderella.
Where does cinderfella come from?: Blend of Cinder(ella) + fella.

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