Meaning

3 senses

  1. (UK, dialectal)Proud; conceited.

  2. (UK, dialectal)Lively; active; strong.

  3. (UK, dialectal)Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. It's time to fess up.

    ruПришло время сознаться. — odexed

    erikspen · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Until one of you fesses up, you're all grounded.

    DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. James finally fessed up to stealing money from the tip jar.

    kebukebu · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Are you ever going to fess up about cheating on your boyfriend?

    deWirst du deinem Freund jemals beichten, dass du ihn betrogen hast? — Tamy

    kebukebu · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fertilizerferventferventlyfervorfestfesterfestivalA1

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