footy
footy · more footy · most footy
Having footsHaving foots (settlings).
» I've been playing footy since I was 13.
Я играю в футбол с 13 лет.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dated, dialectal)Having foots (settlings).
footy oil or molasses
(UK, dated, dialectal)Of bad quality; mean, poor.
Examples
1 sentencesI've been playing footy since I was 13.
ruЯ играю в футбол с 13 лет. — Ooneykcall
Origin
Compare Dutch vochtig. In the senses “insignificant, paltry; poorly kept, shoddy” Merriam-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”).
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Forms
more footy, most footy| Comparative | more footy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most footy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form