"footy" meaning in English

See footy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more footy [comparative], most footy [superlative]
Etymology: Compare Dutch vochtig. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|vochtig}} Dutch vochtig Head templates: {{en-adj}} footy (comparative more footy, superlative most footy)
  1. Having foots or settlings. Tags: British, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-footy-en-adj-73aAQmx3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 27 33 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 3 28 32 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 28 31 19 0 0
  2. Of bad quality; mean, poor. Tags: British, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-footy-en-adj-T5fJwACr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foughty
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʊti/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 footy.ogg Forms: footies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊti Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} footy (countable and uncountable, plural footies)
  1. (uncountable, UK, Ireland) Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Tags: Ireland, UK, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-footy-en-noun-mvP3q~ZX Disambiguation of Sports: 12 1 41 33 13 0 0 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of British English: 2 8 75 7 6 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 27 33 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 3 28 32 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 28 31 19 0 0
  2. (uncountable, Australia) The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer. Tags: Australia, uncountable
    Sense id: en-footy-en-noun-09tCZ3ia Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 27 33 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 3 28 32 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 28 31 19 0 0
  3. (countable, Australia) The ball used in a game of footy. Tags: Australia, countable
    Sense id: en-footy-en-noun-AVbTp1GP Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 27 33 16 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 3 28 32 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 28 31 19 0 0
  4. (usually in the plural) A short sock. Tags: countable, plural-normally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-footy-en-noun-rNwzCpFN
  5. (slang, countable) A football fan. Tags: countable, slang
    Sense id: en-footy-en-noun-UVPrwoF3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: footie Derived forms: footy tipping, touch footy
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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