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Socceroos

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Australia/sɒkəˈruːz/

Socceroos is the plural of Socceroo.

Meaning of Socceroo

Noun

Socceroo (plural Socceroos)

  1. (Australia, attributive, sometimes) A member of the Australian national soccer team, the Socceroos.
    • While still playing for Marconi, just prior to joining Lierse, I had debuted as a Socceroo.2010, Archie Thompson, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, page 68

Noun

Socceroos pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.
    • It was the day of the Socceroos′ first World Cup clash: the game against Japan.2007, Raewyn Caisley, Hot Shot, unnumbered page
    • Australia′s success on the international stage took a major leap forward when the Socceroos qualified for their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 1974, held in Germany.2010, Dave Arthur, Greg Downes, “Chapter 19: Australia”, in Simon Chadwick, Sean Hamil, editors, Managing Football, page 342

Questions about Socceroos

What does Socceroos mean?
Socceroos means the men's national soccer (association football) representative team of Australia.
What is Socceroos the plural of?
Socceroos is the plural of Socceroo.
What part of speech is Socceroos?
Socceroos is a noun.
How do you pronounce Socceroos?
Socceroos is pronounced /sɒkəˈruːz/ (Australia).

Words near Socceroos in the dictionary

  1. soccerist
  2. soccerists
  3. soccerlike
  4. soccermania
  5. Socceroo
  6. Socceroos
  7. soccerplex
  8. soccerplexes
  9. soccers
  10. Socci
  11. Soccis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Socceroos (page history and authors); Socceroo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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