soccer

ˈsɒk.ə

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#1·11h ago

(originally UK, late 19th C, now, chiefly, US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.

Origin: Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation ; earlier socker (1885), also socca (1889), with soccer attested 1888. Compare contemporary rugger, from rugby. Similarly constructed coinages from the same period include: breakfast, freshman and football. See Oxford -er. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

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