soccer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɒk.ə/ (UK)
- /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation assoc. + -er (suffix); earlier socker (1885), also socca (1889), with soccer attested 1888. Compare contemporary rugger, from rugby. Similarly constructed coinages from the same period include: brekker (“breakfast”), fresher (“freshman”) and footer (“football”). See Oxford -er.
Meanings
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(Australia, Ireland, Philippines, US, qualifier:late 19th C; and other countries; late 19th C; and other countries, uncountable) Association football.
Socker (public schools), football played according to the Association Rules
1890, Albert Barrère, Charles Leland, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 2, Ballantyne, page 275:Golf is perhaps seven or eight years old in Oxford, ... football, seu Rugger, sive Soccer, not more than sixteen or seventeen.
1888 February 15, “Charley Symonds”, in The Oxford Magazine, page 224:Diehard soccer fans likely have become familiar with England’s Sky Sports News channel over the years.
2023 March 8, Jonathan Tannenwald, “CBS is launching a 24/7 soccer channel online”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer:Those who play under the "Socker" (Association) rules in the North of England, the Midlands, and Scotland take no heed of the warmness of the weather
1889 September 16, “Football Prospects in the West of England”, in The Western Daily Press, volume 63, number 9757, Bristol, page 7:The 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term.
1885 December 14, “Our Oxford Letter”, in The Oldhallian, page 171:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| socca | alternative | lexicographic | |
| socker | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crab soccer · soccer club · soccer dad · soccerer · soccer baseball · nonsoccer · soccermania · soccer mom · table soccer · toccer · Socceroos · anti-soccer · Socceroo · soccerplex · soccerlike · soccer player · beach soccer · soccerist · indoor soccer · soccer pitch · soccer field · soccer football · soccer ball · soccer mum
Descendants
soccar · ಸಾಕರ್ · soccer · 사커 · サッカー · sokker · sacar
Relateds
Synonyms
American football · VFL · football · association football · rugby ball · football · Aussie rules · Canadian football · footer · footie · association football · league · soccer · gridiron football · oikball · wogball · ball · soccer ball · pigskin · soccer football · gridiron · AFL · pill · footy
Translations (168)
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