footy

American

[foo-tee] / ˈfu ti /

adjective

Northern British Dialect.

footier, footiest

poor; worthless; paltry.

footy British

/ ˈfʊtɪ /

noun

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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 • Nov. 7, 2025

"If you go to say a Wales football game, you'll see hundreds of 1994 shirts and 95% of those are going to be fake," said Wales footy fan Daniel, who runs of Cardiff Classic Shirts.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

“It’s admirable how, at his age, he’s playing some of the best footy of his life,” said Pumas assistant coach Felipe Contepomi, who played with Creevy over eight years.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Not a soul was on the footy field this morning, only me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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