feist
3
9.9
- noun
- /faɪst/
- US
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perro feist
- My friend's feist often chases after squirrels, showing off its energetic personality.
Examples
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Certainly, even on three legs, the grizzly could outrun two boys and their pissant feist dogs.
Fiction book (1997) -
Start running like a feist dog with your tail between your legs.
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The feist ran around the yard, barking excitedly at everyone who passed by.
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With its feist demeanor, the little dog kept jumping and wagging its tail in delight.
Synonyms
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6.9
A small dog that barks a lot and loudly
1
3.5
A dog that barks loudly again and again in an annoying way
A small mixed-breed dog that is nervous and barks or nips
A small dog often born to parents of different kinds
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Feist names a small, lively mongrel and probably comes from an old dialect word fice for a 'little dog'. A helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like feisty, which means 'full of energy', so a feist is a small dog with a big, noisy personality.