FOOTY

Etymology 1

Noun

footy (countable and uncountable, plural footies)

(uncountable, British) Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)

(uncountable, Australia) The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer

(countable, Australia) The ball used in a game of footy.

(usually, in the plural) A short sock.

Etymology 2

Adjective

footy (comparative more footy, superlative most footy)

(UK, dialect, dated) Having foots, or settlings.

(UK, dialect, dated) poor; mean

Source: Wiktionary


Foot"y, a.

1. Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc. [Eng.]

2. Poor; mean. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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