footy
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of footy
1740–50; variant of foughty musty; compare Old English fūht moist, damp (cognate with German feucht ); see -y 1
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Her 20-year devotion to professional footy, she writes, helped her “glimpse what is grand and noble, and admirable and graceful about men.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Ms. Garner has long been interested in male power and violence, and footy, as it’s known, is a rough sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“It’s admirable how, at his age, he’s playing some of the best footy of his life,” said Pumas assistant coach Felipe Contepomi, who played with Creevy over eight years.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
A fast-paced mashup of soccer and rugby played on a cricket ground with a plump, oval-shaped ball, Aussie rules, or footy, was born in Australia 165 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
When Mr. Swinyard's sheep aren't on it, we're allowed to play footy there.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
He told of a man whom his groom pronounced to be "the footiest gent on a 'oss and the 'ossiest gent on foot as he ever see."
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
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