Does the word 'fellas' have a gender-specific connotation?

[apac]

I always thought it was short for "fellows" as in "my fellow americans". Or does it apply to just men? In a fairly casual sense..

 

[Yossarian]

just men of course

 

[atybimf]

Nowadays fellas tends to be for a ground of guys. But "guys" is quite often used for girls and guys.

 

[zanieladie]

Males...

 

[MartyMcFly3]

I always associated it with just men.

Test it out.

Men: "Honey, I'm gonna go to the bar with the fellas tonight"

as opposed to

Women: "Honey, the fellas and I are going to catch the latest rendition of Phantom of the Opera"

The second one just doesn't sound right.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Men only.

 

[aidanjm]

I take it to refer to men, although I could see the useage change. just as now we use "guys" to cover groups of males + females.

 

[PurdueRy]

fellas = fellows = A man or boy.

 

[Swanny]

Just men.

 

[mwtgg]

Thay fella!

 

[PHiuR]

females only.

..

 

[apac]

Definitions of fellow on the Web:

* chap: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"
* companion: a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
* colleague: a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
* an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"
* boyfriend: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"


...that cleared things up

 

[aidanjm]

someone you want to have sex with

 

[pennylane]

fello = guy. fella = girl. duh...

 

[UglyCasanova]

I've used it when referring to both genders.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

fellas = guy

gals = girl