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wogball
A derogatory historical Australian term for soccer/association football.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “wogball” means a derogatory historical Australian term for soccer/association football.
Where it came from
ABC Radio explicitly discusses how soccer in Australia was once dismissed as 'wogball', in the context of migration and multiculturalism.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established