What does "footy" mean?

Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).

What is a synonym for "footy"?

Common synonyms include: association football, dreggish, dreggy, football, football, soccer.

//ˈfʊti// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). Ireland, UK, uncountable
2
The game or sport of football, usually Australian rules football or rugby league, but not soccer. Australia, uncountable
"But footy, especially this kind of footy, transcended family drama — that went without saying — so Erik Falk had of course invited his son."
3
The ball used in a game of footy. Australia, countable
"Me and Charlie and Ben were out there one afternoon, messing around, kicking a footy and stuff, and this girl rode by."
4
A short sock. countable, plural-normally, uncountable
5
A football fan. countable, slang
"Sam is a real footy, he's always watching it on TV and talking about it."

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6
Footsy (flirting game where two people touch their feet together). countable, uncountable
"He didn't even play footy under the table. I kept wishing he would!"
7
A footjob. countable, informal, uncountable
"he's getting a footy under the table"

Adjective

1
Having foots (settlings). British, dated, dialectal
"footy oil or molasses"
2
Of bad quality; mean, poor. British, dated, dialectal
"[N]obody wants you to shoot crooked. Take good iron to it, and not footy paving-stones."