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wogball

wogball noun: soccer.

Noun

wogball (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, derogatory, slang) soccer
    • In Australia, soccer has gone from being dismissed as ‘wogball’ as some called it, to a widely supported national game.2010 June 15, Richard Aedy, “From wogball to a national game: soccer and multiculturalism”, in ABC Online
    Synonyms:
    football, soccer

Synonyms of wogball

Origin of wogball

From wog + ball, since the game is more popular with immigrants than native-born Australians (who generally prefer Australian rules football or rugby).

Questions about wogball

What does wogball mean?
Wogball means soccer.
What part of speech is wogball?
Wogball is a noun.

Words near wogball in the dictionary

  1. Wog Wog
  2. wog-box
  3. wog-boxes
  4. Wogan
  5. Wogans
  6. wogball
  7. wogbox
  8. wogboxes
  9. Wogeman
  10. woggabaliri
  11. wogged

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