wogball

English

Etymology

From wog +‎ ball, since the game is played more by foreigners than by those born in Australia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wogball (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

References

  • Macquarie Slang Dictionary has an entry.
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