hoofball
n.— «Please let’s stop Norwich losing it’s long and proud tradition “playing the passing game” to the hoofball that seems to be the favoured tactic of the current incumbent/incompetent.» —“Worthington Petition” by JB Norwich City Football Club Fans Community—Wrath of the Barclay (United Kingdom) May 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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