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English
Noun
fellow-me-lad (plural fellow-me-lads)
- (informal, especially as a term of address) A young man.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World , London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:"Well," said he, at last, "we've gone and done it, young fellah my lad." (This curious phrase he pronounced as if it were all one word - "young-fellah-me-lad.") "Yes, we've taken a jump, you an' me."
- 1917, Bartimeus (Lewis Anselm da Costa), The Long Trick
- Lor'! it does me good to see all you young fellow-me-lads turning up here bright and early with the roses in your cheeks.
1983, Mikhail Sholokhov, H C Stevens, Tales from the Don:"Why did you leave Zakhar, my handsome fellow-me-lad?" he asked Fiodor, his grey eyebrows rising and falling on his forehead.
1998, Jane Feather, The Hostage Bride:Then the captain said, "And just what d'you know of Lord Rothbury, fellow-me-lad?" "I told you. I'm with his militia," Portia repeated doggedly.