Words & TermsSport and recreation
bush footy
Australian football or rugby league played in rural and regional communities.
In a sentence
The former professional returned home for a season of bush footy.
Where it came from
A transparent compound of bush, meaning rural or regional Australia, and footy, the familiar shortening of football. AFL, regional rugby-league media and national reporting use bush footy for football played in rural or remote communities.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Regional and remote Australia
- Use today
- Current