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Meaning of feist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
faɪst

Definitions

  1. A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
  2. A surname from German.
  3. Feisty behavior.
  4. Silent (but pungent) flatulence.

Examples

“Sultry Joan Collins says she likes her men feisty and her beau Peter Holm is full of feist.”
“She looked at him, all eagerness and trust, full of feist and fun, unlike any woman he'd met before. After only a few hours, he felt as if he'd known her forever.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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