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bottleham

bottleham proper noun: a nickname for Tottenham.

Proper noun

bottleham

  1. (humorous) A nickname for Tottenham.
    • Bottleham have bottled it again, having lost to Diogo Jota’s late 94th minute winner.

Origin of bottleham

Blend of bottle + Tottenham, due to the team seeming to always bottle when they have a good chance of winning something (e.g. trophies or matches) in the eyes of fans.

Questions about bottleham

What does bottleham mean?
Bottleham means a nickname for Tottenham.
What part of speech is bottleham?
Bottleham is a proper noun.

Words near bottleham in the dictionary

  1. bottleflies
  2. bottlefly
  3. bottleful
  4. bottlefuls
  5. Bottlegate
  6. bottleham
  7. bottlehead
  8. bottleheads
  9. bottleholder
  10. bottleholders
  11. bottlejob

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