fifinella

F4I1F4I1N1E1L1L1A1

noun

A female gremlin.

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Meanings

fifinella1

nounfifinella (plural fifinellas)

plural fifinellas

  1. A female gremlin.

    [H]e […] began the traditional Gremlin wedding rites. […] All the unmarried Fifinellas gathered at one side of the room, Gidge turned away from them and tossed the paper flowers over her shoulder. There was a quick scramble and when it was over Mitz emerged holding the prize.

    2016, John Rodgers, The Green Lady and Friends, page 36

Fifinella2

nounFifinella (plural Fifinellas)

plural Fifinellas

  1. Alternative letter-case form of fifinella.

Origin

Name of a character in a proposed Disney movie of The Gremlins, a novel by Roald Dahl. Variously taken to mean a female gremlin in general, or the name of a specific one. Roald Dahl got the name from the name of a racehorse; see Fifinella (horse).

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APA

fifinella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifinella

MLA

“fifinella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifinella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifinella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifinella.

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