footy

[ foo-tee ]

adjective,foo·ti·er, foo·ti·est.Northern British Dialect.

poor; worthless; paltry.

Origin of footy

1740–50; variant of foughty musty; compare Old English fūht moist, damp (cognate with German feucht); see -y¹

Words Nearby footy

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How to use footy in a sentence

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.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895 | Various
How the devil can I keep those footy little lights going for a month without no wicks?
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
Even more remarkable is the way in which the piano-footy has simplified musical composition.
Bizarre | Lawton Mackall
Angel wings and a white kimono, worn bare-footy, would go some rotten with my Spanish style of beauty, what?
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna Ferber
Think of all that trouble for four footy chickens not worth more'n four bits in Injianny.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) | John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for footy

footy

footie

/ (ˈfʊtɪ) /

noun

informal
- football
- (as modifier): footy boots

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