footy

[ foo-tee ]

adjective

, Northern British Dialect.

, foo·ti·er, foo·ti·est.

1. poor; worthless; paltry.

footy

/ ˈfʊtɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   1. football
   2. ( as modifier )

      footy boots

Word History and Origins

Origin of footy¹

1740–50; variant of foughty musty; compare Old English fūht moist, damp (cognate with German feucht ); -y ¹

Example Sentences

You should jest 'ear wot I 'ear, old pal.Let big pots make the round o' the pubs, and they won't talk that footy fal-lal.

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How the devil can I keep those footy little lights going for a month without no wicks?

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Even more remarkable is the way in which the piano-footy has simplified musical composition.

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Angel wings and a white kimono, worn bare-footy, would go some rotten with my Spanish style of beauty, what?

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Think of all that trouble for four footy chickens not worth more'n four bits in Injianny.

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