"fellow" = "A black man"

[Jonathan Lighter]

'Round here, it's "guy," hands down. At least in my experience, almost
entirely with people born since 1945.

JL

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:

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> Isn't it the case that in the South, since the early-20th century at least,
> "fellow" has been more common in the sense of 'generic male' than in other
> regions, where "guy" is prevalent?
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