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turfy

turfy

7.9
About horse racing or the people who bet on races
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɜrfi/
  • Jargon
translation icon : relacionado con las carreras de caballos
  • She enjoyed reading the turfy section of the newspaper every weekend.

Examples

  • He wrote a turfy article filled with insider tips for the upcoming derby.

  • The old bar was known for its turfy crowd and lively betting discussions.

  • The turfy track was perfect for the race.

  • Many turfy fields are used for training horses.

  • The jockey placed a bet on a promising horse in the turfy region of the track.

  • Fans gathered around the turfy paddock to watch the horses prepare for the race.

  • The turfy atmosphere at the racetrack energized the spectators before the event.

Surface Forms

turfy positive

Morphology

turfy = turf (semi-transparent) = turf + y

The form is transparent (turf + -y), but the sense 'relating to horse racing' depends on a specialized/metonymic sense of 'turf' (racetrack) that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Turfy also comes from turf 'racecourse' because horse races were run on grass tracks, and 'turf' came to mean the horse-racing and betting world, so turfy means 'related to horse racing or betting'.