How to use footy in a sentence
14 example sentences · noun, adjective
Footy means football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). Example: “Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it.”
Examples of footy by meaning
nounThe game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer.
- But footy, especially this kind of footy, transcended family drama — that went without saying — so Erik Falk had of course invited his son.2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 118
nounThe ball used in a game of footy.
- Me and Charlie and Ben were out there one afternoon, messing around, kicking a footy and stuff, and this girl rode by.2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 105
nounA football fan.
- Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it.
nounFootsy (flirting game where two people touch their feet together).
- He didn't even play footy under the table.1932, Movie Mirror, volume 3, page 76
nounA footjob.
- he's getting a footy under the table
adjectiveHaving foots (settlings).
- footy oil or molasses
adjectiveOf bad quality; mean, poor.
- 'Those sketches look rather footy,' I said; 'but I had to put something in my notebook.'1911, R. Austin Freeman, chapter XV, in The Eye of Osiris & the Vanishing Man
More sentences with footy
- "He's only a little feller, but he can play footy.2018 November 22, Thomas Faunce, Split By Sun: The Tragic History Of The Sustainocene, World Scientific Publishing, →ISBN, page 315. From the entry hey diddle diddle
- Played footy in ours many times and climbed over many walls to recover the ball to the annoyance of neighbours !2017 September 3, Roy Hardy, Twitter, retrieved 02 Nov 2017. From the entry ennog
- Another bye round, another dose of Thursday night footy and that means you have to get your tips in early.2016 June 29, “AFL tipping 2016: round 15 Expert tips from Herald Sun”, in Herald Sun. From the entry tip
- If it's footy you want, you can go square-eyed watching the games and all the accompanying glitz and glamour.2012, Jim Maine, Aussie Rules For Dummies. From the entry square-eyed
- In my day antisocial meant staying in to watch the footy on Scotsport instead of going down the drinker.2011, Tony Black, Gutted, page 88. From the entry drinker
- Any Brisbane female interested in snaking down a few beers whilst watching the footy on a big screen?1996 September 24, Mark Addinall, “Football fever...”, in aus.personals (Usenet). From the entry snake
- They chatted about the rescue, how mutual acquaintances in the community were faring and the footy tipping before Shorten was interrupted by a couple full of praise.2016 May 9, Adam Morton, “Election 2016: Bill Shorten, man-of-the-workers, returns to Beaconsfield”, in The Age. From the entry footy tipping
Meaning of footy
- noun Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
- noun The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer.
- noun The ball used in a game of footy.
Questions about footy in a sentence
- How do you use footy in a sentence?
- Footy is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it.”
- What is a short sentence with footy?
- “footy oil or molasses”
- What does footy mean?
- Footy means football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
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