Meaning of fer | Babel Free
fə(ɹ)Definitions
Pronunciation spelling of for.
British, alt-of, dialectal, especially, pronunciation-spelling
Examples
““[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make⟳ no bad breaks with their money. They watch⟳ it all th' time b'cause they know⟳ blame⟳ well there ain't hardly room fer their feet fer th' pikers an' tin-horns an' thimble-riggers what are layin' fer 'em. […]””
“This mornin’ she rails out at me fer dunkin’ my cooky and she says COFFEE IS FER SIPPIN’ AND NOT FER SAUCERIN’ . . .”
“‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point⟳, but it’ll taste⟳ all right.’”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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