"fetti" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Probably a shortened form of Spanish feria (“fair; street market; (slang) money”), itself from Latin fēriae (“holy day; vacation; any occasion of rest”), thus making the term a doublet of fair. Alternatively, a clipping of confetti, presumably in an allusion to "making it rain". The fact that usage of fetti appears to be centred around California, where feria (“money”) is also commonly used, makes a derivation from Spanish more plausible. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|feria|t=fair; street market; (slang) money}} Spanish feria (“fair; street market; (slang) money”), {{der|en|la|fēriae|t=holy day; vacation; any occasion of rest}} Latin fēriae (“holy day; vacation; any occasion of rest”), {{doublet|en|fair|nocap=1}} doublet of fair, {{clipping|en|confetti|nocap=1|nocat=1}} clipping of confetti Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fetti (uncountable)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) Money. Wikipedia link: Green's Dictionary of Slang Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: scrilla, moola, gwolla, gwop, money, fetty

Alternative forms

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