flag-happy

adj

Etymology

From flag + happy.

  1. derived from heppinn
  2. derived from happyn
  3. derived from happy
  4. compounded as flag-happy — “flag + happy

Definitions

  1. 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!
    • If any host nation has ever earned a handful of incompetent decisions from nervous and flag-happy officials, it was this one.

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