footy [foo-tee] Word Origin adjective, foo·ti·er, foo·ti·est. Northern British Dialect.
- poor; worthless; paltry.
Origin of footy 1740–50; variant of foughty musty; compare Old English fūht moist, damp (cognate with German feucht); see -y1 British Dictionary definitions for footier footy footie noun
- informal
- football
- (as modifier)footy boots