feist

or fist

[ fahyst ]

noun

Also fice, fyce [fahys] /faɪs/ .Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.

verb (used without object)

South Midland U.S. to prance or strut about: Look at him feist around in his new clothes.

Origin of feist

First recorded in 1760–70; compare (from 16th century) fisting hound, fisting cur, as contemptuous epithets for any kind of dog (present participle of fist “to break wind,” late Middle English; compare Old English fisting “breaking wind,” Middle Low German vīst, German Fist “fart”); def. 2 is perhaps a back formation from feisty

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How to use feist in a sentence

Back at CNN headquarters, I decide to ask Sam feist one last question before I turn off my tape recorder.
Republicans Battle in Arizona: Why the Debates Matter | Andrew Romano | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
feist pauses and smiles, convinced that he has convinced me.
Republicans Battle in Arizona: Why the Debates Matter | Andrew Romano | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Before feist can reply, his political director, Mark Preston, looks up from his BlackBerry.
Republicans Battle in Arizona: Why the Debates Matter | Andrew Romano | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
feist is familiar, of course, with the objections that have been leveled against the 2012 debates lately.
Republicans Battle in Arizona: Why the Debates Matter | Andrew Romano | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
feist cover “Limit to Your Love” [below] manages to improve on the original, and is one of the best songs of the year.
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feist compares it with English and considers it a “mixed language” almost from the start, and many facts seem to favor this view.
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Rebecca feist glanced at herself in the mirror of her vanity bag.
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Mon frre Annemond Coct, chevalier, au partir du pays me feist son heritier.
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