adj
Meaning 1
Having foots (settlings).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, dialectal
Examples
- footy oil or molasses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dreggish, dreggy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
footy
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfʊti/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈfʉte/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /fʉtɪ/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /fʉti/
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rhymes with -ʊti
adj
Meaning 2
Of bad quality; mean, poor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, dialectal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
The ball used in a game of footy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Rugby union or rugby league.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A short sock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, plural-normally, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A football fan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang
Examples
- Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
Footsy (flirting game where two people touch their feet together).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
A footjob.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
Examples
- he's getting a footy under the table
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Compare Dutch vochtig. In the senses “insignificant, paltry; poorly kept, shoddy” Merriam-Webster suggests derivation from French foutu, past participle of foutre (“to copulate, fuck, screw”).
Real reading context