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footy

footy

6 7.7
A casual name for the game of football, like soccer or Australian rules
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : fútbol
  • You could only get this at grassroots footy.
  • watch the footy
  • footy game
  • play footy

So, you know, I'll take a friend as well to footy training.

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Examples

  • I can't believe I'm missing the footy for this party!

    Dog Soldiers (2002)

  • Australians will often tell overseas visitors that Aussie Rules Football, or simply 'footy,' is like a religion.

    Blog text (7)

  • Do you want to watch the footy after?

    Strangerland (2015)

  • Anyone tells you local footy is dead...

    Blinder (2013)

  • My footy days are over.

    An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

  • We have a footy team and a choir.

    December Boys (2007)

  • That was when footy was played on a Saturday arvo.

    Crackerjack (2002)

  • You follow the footy?

    Blog text (9)

  • MakkaFek: I came out with the Tongan Sevens side, but pulled out because I wanted to stay and study, and also play some footy.

    Blog text (20)

  • Do you want to watch the footy after the game?

Synonyms

footballing
vsfooty
  • UK
1 2.5

An activity of playing football in teams, usually as a sport

is an informal noun for the sport rather than the playing activity
association football
vsfooty
1.4

A team sport where two teams of eleven kick a ball into the other team's goal

is an informal name that also refers to this and another national code
Aussie rules football
vsfooty
  • Australian
6.6

A fast Australian game where teams kick an oval ball between goalposts to score

is an informal name that also refers to this distinct Australian code

Surface Forms

footy singular
footies plural

Morphology

footy = football (transparent) = foot + y

The informal sense is a common clipping/diminutive of 'football' used in everyday speech, so learners familiar with 'football' and informal '-y' formations will readily understand it.

Etymology

Footy for the sport comes from football with the ending -y to make a short, friendly name, so footy is an informal way to talk about football matches or the game, especially in Australia.