Cinderfella

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man or boy who shares qualities with the character Cinderella. attributive, informal, sometimes

    "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."

Example

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."

Etymology

Blend of Cinder(ella) + fella.

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