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noun
A fan of the English football team Liverpool F.C..
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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noun
A fan of the English football team Liverpool F.C..
A fan of Liverpool F.C. who exhibits loutish behaviour, football hooliganism, or poor sportsmanship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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History
From kop + -ite. In 1906, the banked stand at one end of the team's ground was formally named after Spion Kop, a hill in KwaZulu-Natal where many Liverpudlians were killed in the Second Boer War.
