Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anti-football

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti--foot-ball
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.

Derogatory; Uncountable

adj

Alternative form of antifootball.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: parking the bus, catenaccio"

Etymology

From anti- + football.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Inflected Forms

more anti-football (comparative) most anti-football (superlative)

Synonyms

haramball terrorist ball parking the bus catenaccio

Questions

What does anti-football mean?: A highly defensive style of football, seen as uninteresting or frustrating to watch.
Where does anti-football come from?: From anti- + football.

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