footy

American  

[foo-tee] / ˈfu ti /

adjective

Northern British Dialect.

footier, footiest

1. poor; worthless; paltry.

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footy British  

/ ˈfʊtɪ /

noun

1. informal

   1. football

   2. ( as modifier )

      footy boots

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Etymology

Origin of footy

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

Example Sentences

"I've watched a lot of footy already. I've got some firm ideas around the shifts we can make that'll make us better."

From BBC

The Robster's performance in front of 100,024 footy fans was seen as a triumph.

From BBC

"We've played some really good footy and exposed 20 debutants over the past two years. We've got a lot of guys who have stepped up and we feel we have a good foundation."

From BBC

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

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