/ˈfʊti/
OriginCompare Dutch vochtig.
- Ireland, UK, uncountableFootball (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
- Australia, uncountableThe game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer.
“But footy, especially this kind of footy, transcended family drama — that went without saying — so Erik Falk had of course invited his son.”
- Australia, countableThe ball used in a game of footy.
“Me and Charlie and Ben were out there one afternoon, messing around, kicking a footy and stuff, and this girl rode by.”
- countable, plural-normally, uncountableA short sock.
- countable, slangA football fan.
“Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it.”
- countable, uncountableFootsy (flirting game where two people touch their feet together).
“He didn't even play footy under the table. I kept wishing he would!”
“[…] playing footy under the table with Bee Amidon finished that for her.”
- countable, informal, uncountableA footjob.
“he's getting a footy under the table”
- British, dated, dialectalHaving foots (settlings).
- British, dated, dialectalOf bad quality; mean, poor.
“[N]obody wants you to shoot crooked. Take good iron to it, and not footy paving-stones.”
“'Those sketches look rather footy,' I said; 'but I had to put something in my notebook.'”
Formsfooties(plural) · footie(alternative) · more footy(comparative) · most footy(superlative) · foughty(alternative)