footy
Aussie rugby variant
Footy is informal for football, used primarily in Australia for Australian rules football and in Britain for soccer or rugby.
The diminutive -y ending gives it a casual, affectionate tone: Want to watch the footy tonight?
We're having a kick of footy in the park.
Historic football league
- Aussie rulesAustralian contact football sport
- oval ballElongated sports projectile
- markVisible impression or sign
- handballWall-based striking game
behind · goal · ruck · rover · back pocket · full back · boundary · premiership
Frequency of sound
- goalDesired end result
- offsideIllegal forward position
- dribbleLeak in drops
- strikerOne who hits targets
midfielder · defender · goalkeeper · corner · foul · penalty · league · Premier League
Contested pack restart
- tryMake an effort
- lineoutCaught batted ball
- maulAttack with brutal force
- ruckRugby's ground-level contest
hooker · prop · lock · flanker · fly-half · fullback · tackle · conversion
One who backs another
- diehardStubbornly committed supporter
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
- scarfNeck-warming fabric strip
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
chant · terrace · home ground · away game · rivalry · derby · season ticket · merchandise
Casual football session
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- matesFriends or breeding partners
- pickup gameSpontaneous informal athletic contest
backyard · schoolyard · lunchtime · friendly · social · amateur · five-a-side · knockaround
AFL
Historic football league
- Aussie rulesAustralian contact football sport
- oval ballElongated sports projectile
- markVisible impression or sign
handball · behind · goal · ruck · rover · back pocket · full back · boundary · premiership · barracking
pitch
Frequency of sound
striker · midfielder · defender · goalkeeper · corner · foul · penalty · league · Premier League · FIFA
scrum
Contested pack restart
ruck · hooker · prop · lock · flanker · fly-half · fullback · tackle · conversion · drop goal
supporter
One who backs another
- diehardStubbornly committed supporter
- barrackingVocal harassment from crowd
- scarfNeck-warming fabric strip
jersey · chant · terrace · home ground · away game · rivalry · derby · season ticket · merchandise · pub
kickabout
Casual football session
pickup game · backyard · schoolyard · lunchtime · friendly · social · amateur · five-a-side · knockaround · recreation
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- Australian SportsAFL, Aussie rules, cricket, netball, rugby league
- sports gearbasketball, baseball, soccer ball, volleyball, softball
- Australian footballAFL, handball, mark, specky, torpedo
- Australian pastimesAFL, surfing, barbecue, bushwalking, beach going
footyAustralian rules football
Oval-ball contact sport
association football · football · soccer · gridiron · rugby football
- on footMoving by walking
- football playerAthlete in pigskin sport
- football teamOrganized gridiron squad
- football fieldRectangular playing surface for American sport
- left foot
- war footingState of military readiness
foot, football, footing, footprint, footstep, footpath, footed, footwear, underfoot