fifinellaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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 said specific one. Roald Dahl got said name from the name of a certain female racehorse; see Fifinella (horse).

名詞

fifinella (plural fifinellas)

1. A female gremlin.
   • 2016, John Rodgers, The Green Lady and Friends, page 36:

     [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.

Further reading

• commons:Category:Fifinella