Cinderfella

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noun

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

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounCinderfella (plural Cinderfellas)

plural Cinderfellas

  1. attributiveinformalsometimesA man or boy who shares qualities with the character Cinderella.

    All my life I was an underdog who was now finally living out my Cinderfella story.

    2011, Karsheem White-Holman, It Is What It Is: Daze in Da Life of Mr. Can't Get It Right, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 203
    2 more examples

    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.

    2007, Lisa Trahair, The Comedy of Philosophy: Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick, State University of New York Press, Albany, →ISBN, page 59

    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.

    2014, S. N. Weddle, It Starts With a Kiss, Mereo Books, Mereo Books, →ISBN, page 92

Origin

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APA

Cinderfella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderfella

MLA

“Cinderfella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderfella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cinderfella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cinderfella.

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