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oikball

noun

Etymology

From oik + ball, from the perception that association football is played and watched primarily by the working class.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. formed as oikball — “oik + ball”

Definitions

  1. Association football.

    • The regretful fact is that rugby players, despite being infinitely more professional than most of their oikball counterparts, do not earn enough money from the game to not have to work again.

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