flag-happy
flag-happy adjective: overly inclined to rule that an infraction has occurred.
Adjective
flag-happy (comparative more flag-happy, superlative most flag-happy)
- Overly inclined to rule that an infraction has occurred.
- I remain convinced of my capacity to harangue flag-happy officials (both when they are correct and when they've just cocked up another costly decision), to the point where they might occasionally favour the Arsenal just for a quiet life!2012, Bernard Azulay, Arsenal on the Double
- If any host nation has ever earned a handful of incompetent decisions from nervous and flag-happy officials, it was this one.2013, Nick Hornby, Fan Mail: Twenty Years of Writing about Football
Forms of flag-happy
| comparative | more flag-happy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flag-happy |
Origin of flag-happy
From flag + happy.
Questions about flag-happy
- What does flag-happy mean?
- Flag-happy means overly inclined to rule that an infraction has occurred.
- What part of speech is flag-happy?
- Flag-happy is an adjective.
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